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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jurgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Makers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul Jurgen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurgen. Makers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paul Jurgen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurgen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurgen.
Makers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jurgen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makers misses with a straight right.
Jurgen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jurgen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Makers is working Jurgen over against the cage.
Makers lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurgen.
Jurgen wants a takedown.
Jurgen lands a takedown into guard.
Makers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Makers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Makers looking for a sweep. Not yet Makers, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurgen.
Makers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurgen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen is fighting to break Makers's control of his arms but Makers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jurgen trying to control but Makers is working from the bottom.
Makers controlling the position.
Makers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makers wants to stand but Jurgen is controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Makers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jurgen throws a right hand that misses
and Makers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makers avoids the body shot from Jurgen.
Makers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makers takes the fight into the clinch.
Jurgen is looking for a takedown.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jurgen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makers throws a head punch that misses.
Makers misses with a punch on the inside.
Makers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Paul Jurgen has been cut.
Makers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jurgen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jurgen is trying to maintain a safe position but Makers gets an underhook and turns Jurgen into the cage.
Makers cracks Jurgen with a nice body shot.
Makers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Makers prevents a body shot from Jurgen.
Makers misses with a punch to the body.
Jurgen misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Makers - that landed with a thud.
Makers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jurgen pushes Makers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen tries a body shot but Makers blocks it.
Makers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makers tries to throw a body punch but Jurgen avoids it by throwing Makers back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makers.
Makers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jurgen tries a body shot but Makers blocks it.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jurgen.
A frustrated look appears on Jurgen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jurgen presses Makers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgen is trying to break the clinch but Makers is controlling him.
Makers gets through Jurgen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jurgen presses Makers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makers prevents a body shot from Jurgen.
Jurgen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen throws a head punch that misses.
Jurgen swings wildly with an uppercut but Makers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makers lands with a right to the head.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jurgen manages to break the clinch.
Jurgen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makers. Jurgen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Makers misses with an uppercut. Jurgen saw that one coming.
Makers lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makers misses with a straight left.
Jurgen dodges the punch combination from Makers.
Jurgen pushes Makers up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Jurgen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Jurgen'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.
Jurgen missing with a left hand there. Makers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makers scores with a nice strike.
Makers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jurgen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jurgen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makers manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Jurgen there.
Jurgen scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makers throws a jab when Jurgen was well out of range.
Jurgen lands with a straight right. Makers didn't see that one coming.
Makers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jurgen connects with a single shot there.
Jurgen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Makers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jurgen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jurgen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makers.
Makers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jurgen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen misses with a looping left.
Jurgen clinches with his opponent.
Jurgen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Makers.
Jurgen tries to throw a body punch but Makers avoids it by throwing Jurgen back against the cage.
Makers lands an uppercut.
Makers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jurgen.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurgen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jurgen misses with a punch to the body.
Jurgen lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jurgen.
Jurgen blocks a body shot from Makers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers prevents the takedown attempt.
Jurgen gets through Makers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jurgen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makers blocks an uppercut.
Jurgen working aggressively here.
Jurgen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makers or not.
Makers tries a body shot but Jurgen blocks it.
Jurgen tries to land knees in the clinch but Makers avoids the damage to the body.
Jurgen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Jurgen.
Makers tries to throw a body punch but Jurgen avoids it by throwing Makers back against the cage.
Makers blocking some punches.
Jurgen working Makers over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jurgen - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Makers.
Jurgen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jurgen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jurgen lands a body punch.
Jurgen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Makers regains guard immediately.
Jurgen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jurgen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jurgen throws a strike but Makers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jurgen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Makers won't allow Jurgen to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Makers sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurgen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Makers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jurgen wants to sweep here but Makers controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Makers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Makers thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Jurgen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Jurgen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Makers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jurgen slips a jab from Makers.
Jurgen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makers to score with a decent uppercut.
Jurgen throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makers doesn't manage to clinch there - Jurgen circles away.
Jurgen avoids the body shot from Makers.
Jurgen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makers just misses with a punch to the body.
Jurgen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makers defends it nicely.
Makers scores with a jab. Jurgen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jurgen shoots in but Makers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jurgen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jurgen rushes Makers and presses him up against the cage.
Makers can't find room to land a body shot as Jurgen controls the action.
Jurgen throws a head punch that misses.
Makers prevents Jurgen from breaking the clinch.
Jurgen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makers lands a right hand.
Jurgen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jurgen.
Makers misses with a body punch.
Makers prevents a body shot from Jurgen.
Jurgen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurgen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mark Makers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makers.
Makers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jurgens head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgen scores with a shot to the side of Makers's head.
Jurgen blocks an uppercut.
Makers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jurgen avoids it.
Makers misses with a punch to the body.
Jurgen just leaning against Makers, taking a breather.
Jurgen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jurgen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jurgen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jurgen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Makers.
Jurgen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Makers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jurgen digs a right hand into Makers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makers's gas tank.
Makers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jurgen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jurgen tries to work over Makers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jurgen struggles to land a body shot inside as Makers controls his hands.
Makers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgen prevents a body shot from Makers.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makers is pressed up against the cage. Jurgen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makers down to the mat. Makers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Makers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makers tries to clinch there but Jurgen circles away.
Jurgen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makers misses with a wild body shot.
Jurgen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makers throws out the jab.
Jurgen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurgen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Makers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jurgen somewhat.
The fighters circling - Makers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Jurgen.
Well Jurgen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Jurgen!
Paul Jurgen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Legion of Pain Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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