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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bon Joy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - Breathe. Bon Joy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bon Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joy tries to clinch
and Markman counters with a left to the body.
Joy doesn't manage to clinch there - Markman circles away.
Joy moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markman.
Joy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Rory Markman has been cut.
Markman blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Joy.
Joy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Markman's elbow.
Joy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joy missing with knees to the body.
Joy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Markman.
Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman blocking some punches.
Joy is trying to maintain a safe position but Markman gets an underhook and turns Joy into the cage.
A short right from Joy on the inside.
Markman blocking some punches.
Joy misses with a knee to the head.
Markman tries to pull guard but Joy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Markman blocking some punches.
Joy has a couple of punches blocked by Markman.
Markman blocks an uppercut.
Markman blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Joy.
Markman blocks an elbow strike from Joy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Markman as Joy tries to tie him up.
Joy tries a knee to the head but Markman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Joy to keep the fight standing.
Joy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Markman.
Markman letting Joy take a breather here.
Joy misses with a body punch.
Joy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Joy is looking to control Markman's arms but Markman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joy has his back to the cage.
Joy misses with a knee to the head.
Joy throws a head punch that misses.
Joy working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joy misses with a body punch.
Joy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Markman jumps into guard, dragging Joy to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Joy tries to stand but Markman is controlling from the bottom.
Markman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joy is looking to stand up but Markman won't let him.
Joy won't allow Markman to sweep him here.
Joy wanted to stand there but Markman had control of the position.
Markman wants to sweep but no luck.
Joy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Markman is proving hard to escape from.
Markman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joy tries to clinch up
and Markman counters with a nice body kick.
Joy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Markman counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joy tries to clinch
and Markman counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Joy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Markman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joy darts in trying to clinch
and Markman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Joy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Markman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joy keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman postures up in Joy's guard and throws a big left but Joy blocks it.
Markman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joy's head.
Joy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Markman is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Markman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Markman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman looking to sit in guard and control but Joy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joy wants to stand but Markman is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Markman is working an open guard so Joy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Markman counters with a nice body shot.
Joy tries to clinch
and Markman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joy wants to clinch
and Markman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Markman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joy tries to clinch but Markman moves away
letting Markman counter with a right hand.
Joy darts in trying to clinch
and Markman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bon Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Markman counter with a right hand.
Joy tries to clinch
and Markman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Markman counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Markman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rory Markman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Markman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joy tries to clinch but Markman moves away
and Markman counters with a nice body shot.
Joy wants to clinch up but Markman keeps it at a distance.
Markman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Markman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joy tries to clinch but Markman moves out of range.
Joy closes the distance but Markman moves to the side
and Markman counters with a solid body kick.
Joy looks to clinch
and Markman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rory Markman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Markman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Markman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Markman wants to pass the guard but Joy is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joy keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman being controlled here momentarily.
Markman postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bon Joy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Joy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Markman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joy looks to clinch
and Markman counters with a series of strikes. Joy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joy darts in trying to clinch
and Markman counters with a takedown into side control.
Markman scoring with punches from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Joy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Joy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Joy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Markman controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman trying to control the action but Joy is working from the bottom.
Joy struggling a bit here.
Joy tries to bench press Markman off him but Markman keeps the position.
Markman working the head and body with strikes.
Markman throwing strikes but Joy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Joy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Joy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Markman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Markman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Markman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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