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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Mazyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Spartilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
20
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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202 cm
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Mazyck! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Spartilius! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spartilius shoots for a takedown but Mazyck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Mazyck tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Spartilius catches Mazyck right on the button with a cross. Mazyck closes the distance and pushes Spartilius back into the cage. Mazyck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Horrible takedown by Spartilius or perhaps it was just good defense by Mazyck which made him look bad. Mazyck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spartilius sprawls well. Spartilius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mazyck gets slowly back to his feet. Spartilius connects with a nice looking jab.
Mazyck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spartilius is fending him off so far but Mazyck persists. Nope, Spartilius circles away and we're back to standing. Maximus Spartilius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Spartilius keeps the fight on the outside. Mazyck shoots in for a takedown but Spartilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Mazyck. That's going to take a lot out of him. Spartilius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mazyck circles away. Spartilius stalks Mazyck and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mazyck's face. Mazyck staggers backwards, shaken. Mazyck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spartilius circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spartilius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Mazyck counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spartilius's guard now. Mazyck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Spartilius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Mazyck has a hand on Spartilius's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Spartilius takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Spartilius lands a big shot there that rocks Mazyck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mazyck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spartilius on the ground. Spartilius controlling from mount. Spartilius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Mazyck is breathing heavily. 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! Spartilius landing strikes, looking to finish! Mazyck is bucking up trying to escape but Spartilius cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mazyck is in a horrible position here. Spartilius smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Spartilius cracks Mazyck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spartilius controlling from the full mount. Mazyck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Spartilius with the ground and pound from mount. Mazyck in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Spartilius punishing his opponent with strikes. Spartilius tries to control but Mazyck wriggling away. Spartilius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Spartilius connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spartilius with the ground and pound from mount. Spartilius with the ground and pound from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Spartilius connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Spartilius. Mazyck on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mazyck tries to get out of the position. This has been an exciting period of action! The referee warns Mazyck that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Spartilius lands a big elbow. Spartilius with a couple of short strikes. A nice elbow there by Spartilius. Spartilius putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Spartilius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Spartilius has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mazyck's face.
Mazyck is rocked! Spartilius with shots to the head and body - Mazyck looks very uncomfortable down there. Oh Mazyck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Mazyck takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Spartilius's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Spartilius!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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