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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
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196 cm
30
265 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem tries to bum rush Makers with a series of wild strikes but Makers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makers throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Overeem. Makers shrugs it off though.
Overeem throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overeem sizes up Makers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makers throws a shot to the body.
Makers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overeem throws out the jab.
Makers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Makers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overeem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makers is out of range.
Makers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Makers.
Makers tests Overeem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Overeem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makers.
Overeem scores with a nice strike.
Makers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ballas Only in the buildup to the fight.
Overeem misses the jab.
Overeem cracks the inside of Makers's front leg.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Overeem manages to circle out of the way.
Makers avoids the body shot from Overeem.
As Overeem tries to get set, Makers tries to push him back and clinch up but Overeem manages to avoid the attempt.
Makers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Overeem tests Makers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Makers does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses the jab.
Makers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overeem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makers moves away.
Makers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Overeem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overeem is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Makers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Overeem on the side of the head.
Overeem with a hook.
Makers rushes Overeem and presses him up against the cage.
Makers lands with a short shot to the head.
Overeem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makers has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem is trying to push Makers away but Makers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overeem wants to break free but Makers has control.
Overeem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overeem's brow.
Makers lands a shoulder strike.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makers lands a glancing blow to the side of Overeem's head.
A punch lands to the side of Overeem 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Overeem lands.
Makers works Overeem's body with a nice hook.
Makers lands with an uppercut that bounces Overeem off the cage and back into range.
Makers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Overeem works Makers's body with a nice hook.
Makers moves away from the strike by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a wild body shot.
Makers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overeem cracks Makers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overeem.
Makers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makers.
Makers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Overeem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Overeem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem throws out a leg kick but Makers moves out of range and Overeem only half commits.
Makers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Overeem manages to circle out of the way.
Overeem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makers.
Titus Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem tries to move into range but Makers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overeem moves away.
A little jabbing left from Overeem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makers throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Overeem.
Overeem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Overeem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makers tries to clinch up but Overeem circles away and keeps his distance.
Makers dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Overeem dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Makers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Overeem tries to circle away but Makers has him pinned against the cage.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Makers blocks with his arms.
Overeem takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Titus Overeem has been cut.
Makers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Overeem or not.
Overeem tries to circle away but Makers has him pinned against the cage.
Makers lands a shoulder strike.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem throws a hook but Makers blocks it.
Overeem throws a head kick but Makers moves out of range.
Makers throws a series of strikes that have Overeem backpedaling.
Makers avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Makers moves out of range of the body kick from Overeem.
Makers scores with a jab.
Makers lands a jab to Overeem's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem throws the left hand but Makers avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem swinging wildly here.
As Overeem tries to get set, Makers tries to push him back and clinch up but Overeem manages to avoid the attempt.
Overeem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Overeem throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Overeem working hard to break the clinch.
Overeem tries to break free but Makers pushes him back against the cage.
Overeem is trying to push Makers away but Makers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Overeem tries to break free but Makers pushes him back against the cage.
Overeem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Overeem is trying to break free.
Overeem tries to break free but Makers pushes him back against the cage.
Makers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makers is defending well for now.
Makers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Makers tries to work over Overeem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makers lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overeem wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makers.
Makers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeems head.
Makers unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Overeem! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Makers is unloading with more strikes now! Overeem drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Makers!
Mark Makers 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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