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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mark strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helios black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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221 cm
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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288 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helios black! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from strike. black shoots in and bounces strike off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. strike looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. strike being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. strike trying to keep a closed guard but black is proving a slippery customer.
black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. strike swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. strike has control of black's left arm, preventing black from doing any damage. strike will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. strike not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. strike is keeping the position for now. black stops strike from standing up. black wants to pass the guard but strike is keeping the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. black trying to control but strike is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! black stalling. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helios black dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
strike with a poor takedown and black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. black should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. black is taking a breather. strike says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Let's hope that black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. black is looking to advance position but strike won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. black slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. strike trying to control but black postures up.
black is looking to take a break and control but strike is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. black looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - black has eaten all the pies! strike manages to get to full guard.
strike looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. black content to stall in guard here. black trying to control but strike is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helios black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. strike gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and black counters with a shoot takedown. strike fights it but they end up in guard. strike keeping full guard, as black tries to pass. strike working a defensive guard here.
strike thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. black controls the pace of the fight for a moment. black postures up.
strike throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
black wants to pass the guard but strike is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. strike lands with a slapping head kick. strike darts in trying to clinch and black counters with a takedown into side control. black taking a breather here. strike is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. black advances to full mount. mark strike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! black controlling from the full mount. black trying to control but strike is having none of it. Helios black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. strike tries to hold on but black postures up.
And that's the end of the fight! Helios black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helios black!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
20% |
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