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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mark strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Heff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mark strike has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mark strike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Heff!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
strike feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
strike trying to control the position from guard on top but Heff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
strike has gone for a leg lock! Heff slips out almost immediately though and dives into strike's guard.
Heff preventing the sweep.
strike keeping moving, preventing Heff from controlling successfully.
strike looking for a sweep. Not yet strike, not yet.
strike keeping moving, preventing Heff from controlling successfully.
Heff is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
strike wants to get back to his feet but Heff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heff postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Heff with a poor takedown
and strike counters with a head kick.
strike misses with a head kick.
strike keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
strike shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heff as he avoids it easily.
Heff shoots and misses
and strike counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
mark strike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Heff.
strike lands with a straight right. Heff didn't see that one coming.
Heff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heff is rocked!
It looks like John Heff has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from strike.
Heff is still on wobbly legs! Can strike finish him?
Heff closes the distance but strike moves to the side
and strike counters with a big head kick but Heff shrugs it off.
strike closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Heff seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heff throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
strike passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Heff!
Heff wants to hold on but strike pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heff is looking to get to half guard.
Heff wants to control but strike is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heff looks gassed!
strike content just to control the position here.
Heff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
strike controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
strike thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
strike tries to control but Heff wriggling away.
Heff tries to buck strike off but he can't manage it.
Heff working to try and regain half guard.
strike controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mark strike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Heff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
strike decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
strike is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
strike seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. strike lands a nice short elbow.
Heff tries to kick strike off but strike keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Heff wants to control but strike is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
strike blocks the strikes from Heff.
strike takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
strike prevents Heff from standing back up.
Heff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heff is breathing heavily.
strike throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Heff throws a combination. strike tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
strike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
strike manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
strike is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
strike can't keep his opponent in guard - Heff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. strike manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
strike manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heff manages to get himself to full guard.
strike wants to pass the guard but Heff is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
strike decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A slapping leg kick lands for strike.
strike fails with a takedown attempt.
strike misses with a takedown attempt - Heff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
strike misses with a double jab
and Heff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Heff stopping the sweep attempt from strike.
Heff looking to sit in guard and control but strike gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
strike won't allow Heff to sweep him here.
Heff looking to control.
strike wants to control from the top but Heff keeps moving.
Heff wants to stand up but strike is controlling him.
strike gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mark strike dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Heff's cut.
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!
strike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heff wants to clinch but strike slips to the side
and strike counters with a shoot takedown. Heff fights it but they end up in guard.
strike wants to control from the top but Heff keeps moving.
Heff throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
strike gets to his feet. Heff looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
strike closes the distance and clinches.
strike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
strike shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heff but Heff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
strike tries a head kick but it misses.
strike tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heff has his takedown stuffed
and strike counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Heff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Heff tries to clinch up
and strike counters with a one-two to the body.
Heff tries to clinch but strike moves away
and strike moves into the clinch.
Heff wants to get back to striking at distance but strike won't allow it.
Heff fails to pull guard.
Heff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. strike is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
mark strike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Heff.
strike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
strike breaks from the clinch.
strike misses with a two punch combination.
Heff shoots in but no luck this time.
Heff shoots and misses
and strike counters with a big head kick but Heff shrugs it off.
mark strike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by strike there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
strike lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
strike buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
strike fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
strike scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heff working to try and regain half guard.
Heff wants to control but strike is having none of it.
strike controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heff is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
strike controlling from mount.
Heff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
strike sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
strike landing strikes from the mount.
strike controlling from the full mount.
Heff is squirming around, avoiding strike's attempts to control the action.
strike throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
mark strike showed his dominance in that final round.
Well strike has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mark strike!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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