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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Markson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
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287 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Markson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley gets the takedown into side control.
Lashley working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markson struggling a bit here.
Markson parries the strikes from Lashley easily there. Lashley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Markson to escape.
Lashley throwing strikes but Markson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Markson wants to control but Lashley is keeping him busy.
Markson staying calm.
Lashley can't do much from the bottom here.
Markson is looking to take a break and control but Lashley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lashley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bobby Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lashley lands in his opponent's guard.
Lashley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lashley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Markson wants to sweep here but Lashley controlling him for the moment.
Lashley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lashley 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.
Markson keeping full guard, as Lashley tries to pass.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Lashley stops Markson from standing up.
Lashley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lashley thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Markson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lashley takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Bobby Lashley has been cut.
Markson lands a head kick. Lashley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markson tries to clinch up but Lashley circles away and keeps his distance.
Markson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lashley.
Markson has a takedown stuffed.
Lashley misses the jab.
Markson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lashley circles away.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Markson.
Markson looks gassed!
Lashley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lashley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lashley landing some decent shots from guard.
Markson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Markson wants to sweep here but Lashley controlling him for the moment.
Lashley scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley stopping the sweep attempt from Markson.
Markson wants to stand up but Lashley is controlling him.
Markson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markson is on top in guard.
Lashley working a defensive guard here.
Markson won't allow Lashley to get back to his feet.
Lashley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Markson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Markson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Markson moves into the clinch.
Markson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lashley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Markson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Markson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lashley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Markson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Markson stands up and beckons Lashley to join him on the feet.
Lashley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Markson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markson clinches up against the cage.
Markson scores a nice knee to the body.
Markson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Lashley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lashley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Markson has closed the distance and engaged Lashley in a clinch.
Markson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lashley smiles and moves away.
Markson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lashley but Lashley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lashley misses the body punch
and Markson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lashley won't be happy with that.
Lashley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lashley tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Lashley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Markson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lashley to his feet.
Lashley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Markson works the jab nicely.
Markson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Markson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Markson lands in his opponent's guard.
Markson 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markson preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joey Markson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Markson won't allow Lashley to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lashley keeping moving, preventing Markson from controlling successfully.
Lashley wants to stand up but Markson is controlling him.
Markson 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.
Markson is standing up over Lashley. Lashley looks to escape but Markson dives into side control.
That's two 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.
Lashley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Markson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lashley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Markson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lashley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Markson is controlling him well.
Lashley tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Markson working away.
Markson wants to control but Lashley is keeping him busy.
Lashley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lashley being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson trying to control the position but Lashley is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Markson rushes Lashley and presses him up against the cage.
Markson lands a takedown into guard.
Markson passes into half guard.
Markson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lashley to get to his feet.
Markson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lashley but Lashley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Markson.
Markson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Markson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lashley scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Lashley kicks Markson off and gets to his feet.
Markson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lashley tries to avoid it but Markson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lashley to the ground. Lashley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lashley fails to land the takedown.
Lashley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lashley shoots in but Markson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Markson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lashley sprawls well. He's pushed Markson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Markson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lashley swats away the attempt to clinch by Markson.
Markson gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Markson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lashley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Markson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A combination from Lashley does no damage.
Markson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lashley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Markson shoots in and drives through. Lashley sprawls well.
Lashley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Markson taking some punishment here, with Lashley in his half guard.
Lashley thows a huge punch but Markson dodges it nicely.
Markson keeping hold of Lashley's head, controlling as best he can.
Markson trying to control from the bottom.
Markson manages to get to full guard.
Markson is pulling down on Lashley's head to control his posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley is looking to work some ground and pound but Markson has wrist control.
Markson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lashley prevents Markson from getting back to his feet.
Markson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Markson trying to control the position here.
Markson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Markson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Markson gets a clinch.
Lashley tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Markson.
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.
Lashley is working for takedown but Markson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Markson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Markson wants to clinch up but Lashley keeps it at a distance.
Markson shoots in but Lashley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Markson closes the distance and clinches.
Markson is stalling here.
Markson manages to break the clinch.
Markson shoots in but Lashley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Markson.
Markson staying out of range there.
Lashley throws a combination that misses
and Markson counters with a head kick.
Markson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lashley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markson fails to land the takedown.
Markson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Markson to the mat! Markson manages to get full guard.
Lashley stopping the sweep attempt from Markson.
Markson pushes Lashley off and gets back to his feet.
Markson moves out of range of the strikes.
Lashley fails with the takedown
and Markson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lashley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markson gets to his feet - Lashley follows without any prompting.
Lashley stuffs the takedown attempt from Markson. Markson gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lashley throws out a loose jab but Markson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Markson has a takedown stuffed.
Lashley swings for the body but Markson moves out of range.
Lashley swats away the attempt to clinch by Markson.
Markson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lashley.
Joey Markson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Markson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lashley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Markson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lashley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lashley throws a series of punches but Markson avoids them all with ease.
Markson tries to clinch there but Lashley circles away.
Lashley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Markson shoots in for a takedown but Lashley shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Markson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Markson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Markson!
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