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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alice in Chains - Here Comes the Rooster. Marko has chosen Get Back - Ludacris as his entrance music. Cain Marko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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278 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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225 cm
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279 lbs
38 - 21 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi throws a jab when Marko was well out of range.
Adebisi throws a hook but Marko blocks it.
Adebisi clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Adebisi.
Adebisi looking to slow down the pace here.
Adebisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adebisi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marko misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Marko.
Marko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Adebisi is trying to stall.
Adebisi blocks an uppercut.
Marko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've been informed that Marko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adebisi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adebisi is stalling here.
Marko swings wildly with an uppercut but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marko lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Adebisi tries to work over Marko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adebisi misses with the head strike.
Adebisi struggles to land a body shot inside as Marko controls his hands.
Marko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adebisi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marko wants to take the fight to the mat but Adebisi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marko wants the takedown. Adebisi is fighting it off but Marko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Adebisi's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is adopting a defensive guard.
Adebisi trying to control the position.
Marko trying to control but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Marko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Marko sizes up Adebisi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi slips a jab and a cross from Marko.
Adebisi misses with a body punch
and Marko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adebisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Adebisi takes a swing at Marko's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi blocks a jab.
Adebisi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adebisi tries to clinch but Marko moves out of range.
Adebisi lands the left hand.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Adebisi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marko doesn't seem bothered though.
Adebisi throws a series of punches but Marko moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adebisi.
Marko tries to clinch
and Adebisi counters with a nice body shot.
Marko clinches.
Adebisi blocking some punches.
Marko throws a head punch that misses.
Marko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adebisi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marko blocks an uppercut.
Marko tries to break free but Adebisi pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
Marko throws a head kick that Adebisi semi-blocks.
Adebisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Adebisi.
A slow jab from Adebisi misses its intended target.
Adebisi is looking to wear down Marko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adebisi wants to clinch up but Marko keeps it at a distance.
Cain Marko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marko throws a big shot that misses.
Marko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adebisi throws a big shot that misses.
Marko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Adebisi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marko momentarily.
Adebisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Marko counters with a big head kick but Adebisi shrugs it off.
It looks like Chris Adebisi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adebisi throws out the jab.
Marko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adebisi misses with a few strikes there.
Adebisi scores with a jab to the body.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marko manages to avoid it.
Adebisi thows a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Adebisi's head coaches at Qube Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Marko.
Adebisi misses with a combination
and Marko counters with a three punch combo that has Adebisi backing up. Adebisi nods at Marko to acknowledge the strikes.
Marko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi connects with a right hand. Marko shakes it off.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marko.
Adebisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marko.
Marko drops his hands momentarily and Adebisi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adebisi throws a body punch but Marko moves out of range.
Jab from Adebisi.
Chris Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko misses with a looping left.
Marko slips under a jab from Adebisi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a jab when Marko was well out of range.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adebisi takes a swing at Marko's ribcage but misses.
Marko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marko lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Adebisi.
Marko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adebisi.
Marko throws a hook but Adebisi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko tries to bum rush Adebisi with a series of wild strikes but Adebisi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi lands with a right hand.
Adebisi pushes Marko up against the cage in a clinch.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adebisi.
Adebisi can't find room to land a body shot as Marko controls the action.
Adebisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marko has a couple of punches blocked by Adebisi.
Marko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adebisi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi blocks an uppercut.
Marko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adebisi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cain Marko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Marko misses with a series of wild punches.
Adebisi clinches up against the cage.
Marko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adebisi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marko misses with a looping left.
Marko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adebisi on the side of the head.
Marko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adebisi checks it well.
Adebisi cracks a nice hook into Marko's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Adebisi. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi swings for the body but Marko moves out of range.
Adebisi misses with a body punch
and Marko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Adebisi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Adebisi throws a good cross that connects.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Adebisi.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adebisi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marko throws an off balance right hand
and Adebisi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marko manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko ducks under a wild hook from Adebisi.
Marko throws a head kick that misses.
Marko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
A combination from Adebisi does no damage.
Adebisi misses with the body kick
and Marko counters with a straight right hand.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marko.
Chris Adebisi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adebisi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marko lands a shoulder strike.
Marko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marko blocks a jab.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marko.
Adebisi tries to clinch up.
Adebisi throws a body punch but Marko moves out of range.
Marko lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi takes a swing at Marko's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko pushes Adebisi up against the cage in a clinch.
Adebisi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marko's elbow.
Marko working aggressively here.
Marko misses with a body punch.
Adebisi is trying to maintain a safe position but Marko gets an underhook and turns Adebisi into the cage.
Marko misses with the head strike.
Adebisi is leaning against Marko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chris Adebisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adebisi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marko throws a punch but it's blocked by Adebisi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko throws a punch but it's blocked by Adebisi.
Marko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adebisi is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cain Marko.
Well Marko 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marko!
Cain Marko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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