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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Marduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sprawl Brawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marduk comes into the arena with Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight blaring out of the sound system. Sprawl Brawl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Marduk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sprawl Brawl!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marduk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brawl wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Marduk has a couple of punches blocked by Brawl.
Marduk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brawl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brawl is trying to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brawl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Marduk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawl tries to circle away but Marduk has him pinned against the cage.
Brawl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Brawl wants to get back to striking at distance but Marduk won't allow it.
Marduk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Sprawl Brawl has been cut.
Brawl is trying to break free.
Brawl tries to circle away but Marduk has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marduk as Brawl tries to tie him up.
Marduk has a couple of punches blocked by Brawl.
Marduk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marduk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brawl wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Brawl breaks from the clinch.
Marduk gets a clinch.
Marduk lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marduk scores with a shoulder strike.
Marduk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marduk keeps control of Brawl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brawl is trying to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling him.
Brawl tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
Marduk lands with a left to the head.
Marduk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brawl backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brawl is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Marduk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Marduk to work.
Marduk has Brawl pressed against the cage, preventing Brawl from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marduk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brawl is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Marduk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brawl's elbow.
Marduk leaning against his opponent.
Marduk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brawl backwards.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brawl is trying to force a seperation but Marduk has the dominant position.
Marduk lands a right hand.
Brawl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marduk stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marduk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Marduk.
Marduk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brawl blocks an uppercut.
Brawl wants to break free but Marduk has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marduk.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brawl has had enough of the clinch but Marduk keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawl.
Brawl is trying to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Marduk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sprawl Brawl's cut.
That's time! Marduk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marduk forces Brawl back against the cage and clinches.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marduk rushes Brawl and presses him up against the cage.
Brawl has had enough of the clinch but Marduk keeps him there for the moment.
Marduk slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marduk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brawl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
Marduk throws a head punch that misses.
Brawl tries to break free but Marduk pushes him back against the cage.
Brawl is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Brawl working hard to break the clinch.
Marduk lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
Brawl tries to break free but Marduk pushes him back against the cage.
Brawl has had enough of the clinch but Marduk keeps him there for the moment.
Marduk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brawl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marduk has Brawl pressed against the cage, preventing Brawl from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawl tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
Marduk working aggressively here.
Marduk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marduk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marduk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marduk lands with a short shot to the head.
Marduk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marduk drops Brawl onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brawl is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Brawl is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marduk throws a punch but it's blocked by Brawl.
Brawl is still on wobbly legs! Can Marduk finish him?
Brawl blocking some punches.
Brawl seems to have recovered his senses.
Marduk scores with a shoulder strike.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marduk slowing the pace effectively.
Brawl tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
Marduk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brawl can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawl is trying to break free.
Brawl is trying to force a seperation but Marduk has the dominant position.
Brawl is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Brawl wants to get back to striking at distance but Marduk won't allow it.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
Marduk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brawl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marduk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brawl is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marduk with a body shot.
Sprawl Brawl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marduk darts in and clinches Brawl up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brawl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marduk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brawl has had enough of the clinch but Marduk keeps him there for the moment.
Marduk leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marduk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brawl tries to break free but Marduk pushes him back against the cage.
Brawl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marduk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marduk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marduk clinches up against the cage.
Brawl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brawl wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Marduk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sprawl Brawl's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marduk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marduk.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marduk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
Brawl being controlled against the cage.
Marduk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawl wants to get back to striking at distance but Marduk won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawl tries to circle away but Marduk has him pinned against the cage.
Marduk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brawl backwards.
Marduk throws a head punch that misses.
Brawl is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Marduk misses with the head strike.
Marduk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brawl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marduk lands a hook that snaps the head of Brawl backwards.
Craig Marduk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brawl wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Brawl is trying to force a seperation but Marduk has the dominant position.
Marduk stalls.
Brawl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawl letting Marduk take a breather here.
Marduk swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marduk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brawl's efforts to push away.
Marduk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brawl can't break the clinch.
Marduk lands a hook that snaps the head of Brawl backwards.
Brawl is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marduk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawl letting Marduk take a breather here.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawl is trying to force a seperation but Marduk has the dominant position.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
Brawl wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Brawl wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Marduk is stalling here.
Marduk stalls.
Marduk seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Come on Marduk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marduk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marduk working aggressively here.
Brawl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Marduk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marduk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marduk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brawl tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
Brawl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Marduk clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sprawl Brawl's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marduk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marduk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marduk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brawl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brawl tries to keep at a distance but Marduk has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Marduk.
Marduk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brawl wants to break free but Marduk has control.
Brawl is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawl is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Brawl blocking some punches.
Marduk slowing the pace effectively.
Marduk lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brawl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawl is trying to break the clinch but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Brawl working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marduk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Marduk.
Marduk misses with some punches.
Brawl working hard to break the clinch.
Brawl is trying to push Marduk away but Marduk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brawl wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marduk throws a punch but it's blocked by Brawl.
Marduk lands with a left to the head.
Marduk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brawl is looking to break free of the clinch but Marduk has double underhooks.
Marduk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brawl tries to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling the position.
Marduk keeps control of Brawl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brawl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
Brawl can't break the clinch.
Marduk misses with the head strike.
Marduk controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marduk misses with a punch on the inside.
Marduk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marduk scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marduk.
Brawl wants to get back to striking at distance but Marduk won't allow it.
Brawl wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marduk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marduk has a couple of punches blocked by Brawl.
Marduk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marduk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brawl backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Marduk fails to land.
Marduk struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawl controls his hands.
Brawl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marduk has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawl.
Brawl is trying to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brawl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brawl blocking some punches.
Marduk digs a right hand into Brawl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brawl's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Marduk had his way with Sprawl Brawl in that round.
The cut man is working on Sprawl Brawl's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marduk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brawl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marduk prevents Brawl from breaking the clinch.
Brawl blocking some punches.
Brawl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brawl is trying to break the clinch but Marduk is controlling him.
Brawl wants to get back to striking at distance but Marduk won't allow it.
Marduk lands with a left to the head.
Marduk lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawl is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brawl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marduk moves into the clinch.
Brawl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk lands with a left to the head.
That has opened up Sprawl Brawl's cut even more.
Marduk swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marduk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brawl or not.
Brawl takes a shot to the head.
Marduk lands with a short shot to the head.
Brawl tries to circle away but Marduk has him pinned against the cage.
Marduk misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Marduk.
Marduk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marduk creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brawl's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brawl drops to his knees and Marduk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Marduk!
Craig Marduk retains his heavyweight title!
Craig Marduk very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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