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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cranky Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cranky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark throws a front kick aimed at Maake's knee but Maake avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maake, as that shot connected.
Maake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Maake misses with a right hand
and Mark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Mark's shoulder, as Mark tries to avoid the shot.
Mark 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mark throws a big elbow that misses.
Mark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mark.
Maake trying to control the position here.
Maake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mark throws an elbow that misses. Maake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mark's guard. Nice move by Maake!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake trying to control but Mark is working from the bottom.
Maake stopping the sweep attempt from Mark.
Mark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mark has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maake defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake stands up and waves to Mark to follow him.
Maake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cranky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maake leaves Mark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maake staying out of range there.
Mark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maake manages to avoid it.
Mark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mark ducks right into an uppercut from Maake.
Maake gets caught flat footed, as Mark shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark wants to control from the top but Maake keeps moving.
Mark postures up in Maake's guard and throws a big left but Maake blocks it.
Maake keeping moving, preventing Mark from controlling successfully.
Maake looking to control.
Maake wants to sweep here but Mark controlling him for the moment.
Mark wants to pass the guard but Maake is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mark lands with a hook. Maake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maake lands a jab to the nose.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mark slips a straight right by Maake.
Maake moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mark throws a nice head kick!
Mark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mark misses with a looping left.
Maake looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mark misses with a wild body shot.
Mark has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maake scores with a hook.
Maake scores with a body shot.
Maake misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cranky Mark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maake swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Maake there.
It looks like Cranky Mark has been cut.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Maake thows a body shot but no joy.
Mark looks to land a combination but Maake avoids it well.
Mark slips under a jab from Maake.
Maake with a nice cross.
Maake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mark has time to react.
Cedric Maake is winning the standup battle so far.
Mark staying out of range there.
Maake looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mark walks into a jab.
Mark throws a shot from downtown. Maake moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.
Mark misses with a body shot
and Maake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake misses with an uppercut. Mark saw that one coming.
Mark misses with a looping right.
Mark misses with a hook. Maake ducked under it nicely.
Maake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mark on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Maake misses.
The crowd cheers as Maake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mark doesn't seem phased though.
Mark throws a series of strikes that have Maake backpedaling.
Mark moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Maake thows a body shot but no joy.
Mark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maake was well out of range. Poor timing from Mark.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mark throws a right and a left that Maake avoids nicely.
Maake misses with a right hand
and Mark counters with a nice leg kick.
Mark misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maake throws a looping overhand right but Mark ducks down to avoid it.
Mark throws a jab when Maake was well out of range.
Mark looks to land a combination but Maake avoids it well.
Mark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maake's waist but Maake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mark off to one side.
Cedric Maake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cranky Mark.
Mark misses with a looping left.
Maake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mark throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mark throws a big shot that misses.
Mark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maake scores with a hook.
Mark looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Mark's shoulder, as Mark tries to avoid the shot.
Maake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mark looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maake throws a jab when Mark was well out of range.
Maake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mark.
Mark throws a series of punches but Maake moves out of range.
Mark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maake tests Mark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maake misses with an uppercut. Mark saw that one coming.
Mark shoots for a double leg takedown but Maake sprawls well. He's pushed Mark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maake lands a jab to the head.
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark catches Maake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mark misses with a few strikes there.
Mark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maake.
Cedric Maake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mark throws a body punch but Maake moves out of range.
Mark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Maake. Those never looked like landing.
Mark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maake scores with a jab to the body.
Maake ducks under a wild hook from Mark.
Maake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maake misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mark throws a sloppy head kick and Maake moves out of range easily.
Mark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maake looks to throw the jab but Mark is out of range.
A big right from Maake misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Maake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cranky Mark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mark misses with a hook. Maake ducked under it nicely.
Mark takes one to the side of the head.
Mark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mark is rocked!
Maake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mark is still on wobbly legs! Can Maake finish him?
Mark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maake avoids it really well and circles away.
Mark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
Maake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mark seems to have recovered his senses.
Maake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark misses the shot to the body.
Mark slips a jab from Maake.
Mark connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Maake.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Mark moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mark misses the target.
Mark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maake throws a lazy right hand but Mark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mark fails to land the takedown.
Mark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maake throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mark counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maake misses with an uppercut.
Maake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mark slips a straight right by Maake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mark blocks a jab.
Maake misses with a hook. Mark ducked under it nicely.
Mark connects with a body shot.
Mark looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Maake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maake scores with the left hand. Mark knows he should have avoided that one.
Maake loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Mark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maake to score with a decent uppercut.
Maake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mark at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mark. That's going to slow Maake down.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mark.
Mark looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maake is not content to let Mark control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark wants to pass the guard but Maake is defending well.
Mark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maake's head.
Maake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mark is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark trying to control from Maake's half guard. Maake has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mark throws an elbow that misses. Maake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mark's guard. Nice move by Maake!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Maake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Maake!
Cedric Maake was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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