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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Megnus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jok Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jok Cohen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Megnus Maximus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jok Cohen! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maximus lands a body shot.
Maximus lands a nice hook to Cohen's body. Cohen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Cohen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. A telegraphed right hand from Cohen misses the target. The fighters circling - Maximus throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Maximus throws a jab but it's blocked by Cohen. Cohen jabbing away but nothing is landing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Maximus misses with an uppercut. Cohen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maximus finds it's way round the side to connect with Cohen's head.
It looks like Jok Cohen has been cut. Maximus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maximus cracks Cohen with an uppercut from hell and Cohen crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Maximus's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Cohen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maximus. Maximus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Maximus trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom. Maximus postures up in Cohen's guard and throws a big left but Cohen blocks it. Maximus wants to pass the guard but Cohen is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maximus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cohen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maximus, into his guard. Maximus keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Maximus is adopting a defensive guard. Cohen wants to control from the top but Maximus keeps moving. Maximus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cohen is one step ahead there. Cohen stops Maximus from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Maximus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Maximus lands a glancing blow to the side of Cohen's head.
That has opened up Jok Cohen's cut even more. This has been an exciting period of action! Cohen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cohen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maximus. Maximus throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Maximus drops Cohen with a big left hand and mounts him. Cohen is in big trouble!
Cohen is rocked! Cohen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maximus.
Cohen is still in real trouble! Can Maximus finish him? Cohen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maximus.
Cohen seems to have recovered his senses. Maximus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cohen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Maximus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Poor strikes thrown by Maximus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maximus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The cut above Jok Cohen's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Maximus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cohen because Maximus loaded up on that one. Maximus punching from mount but Cohen doing a good job of avoiding damage. Maximus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maximus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Maximus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Maximus looking to control but Cohen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Maximus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Maximus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Maximus misses with some ground and pound and Cohen recovers position to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cohen trying to control but Maximus postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action! Maximus tries to stand and escape but Cohen is controlling the position. Maximus with the ground and pound but Cohen uses the opportunity to regain guard. Maximus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Maximus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cohen swivels though and keeps the full guard. Cohen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cohen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maximus. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Megnus Maximus dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jok Cohen's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cohen missing with a left hand there. Maximus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The fighters circling - Maximus throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Marcus Megnus Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Maximus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. It looks like Maximus has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Cohen moves out of range as Maximus strikes. Maximus tests Cohen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jok Cohen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Cohen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jok Cohen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Megnus Maximus! A very excited looking Marcus Megnus Maximus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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