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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Markakis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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172 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Fulton!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Markakis is trying to stand back up but Fulton is controlling him
Markakis wants to get back to full guard but Fulton has mounted him!
Fulton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fulton breaks from Markakis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Markakis working to try and regain half guard.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis tries to hold on but Fulton pushes him away.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fulton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fulton cracks Markakis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fulton controlling the pace for now.
Fulton landing strikes from the mount.
Fulton controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fulton prevents Markakis from getting the reversal.
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Fulton lands a big shot there that rocks Markakis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Markakis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis tries to reverse the position but Fulton maintains control.
Fulton controlling the pace for now.
Markakis wants to get back to his feet.
Fulton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fulton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fulton shoots in and gets a takedown into Markakis's guard.
Markakis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fulton is now in half guard.
Markakis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fulton manages to mount him!
Fulton controlling the pace for now.
Markakis is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton controlling the position easily from mount.
Markakis is looking to get to half guard.
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Markakis wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Fulton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Markakis is trying to stand.
Fulton content just to control the position here.
Fulton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Fulton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Fulton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fulton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Markakis!
Markakis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fulton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Markakis tries to hold on but Fulton pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fulton controlling from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Fulton.
Markakis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fulton as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Fulton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Markakis fails with a takedown attempt.
Markakis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fulton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Markakis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fulton controls the pace.
Fulton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Markakis tries to strike from the bottom.
Markakis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton controlling from the top position.
Jimmy Fulton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fulton is standing up over Markakis. Markakis looks to escape but Fulton dives into side control.
Fulton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis throws Fulton to one side and escapes!
Fulton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fulton decides to stand and escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fulton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Markakis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis is trying to escape the position but Fulton is controlling the position.
Fulton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Markakis looking for a sweep but Fulton has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Markakis wants to hold on but Fulton pushes him away.
Nick Markakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fulton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Markakis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fulton controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Fulton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fulton 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Fulton!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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