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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Fairweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Fairweather has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Fairweather!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairweather tries for a takedown but Buck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fairweather uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buck.
No luck for Fairweather with that takedown attempt.
That kick from Buck tenderised Fairweather's leg. Fairweather is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fairweather shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buck but Buck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marco Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Fairweather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairweather with a nice cross.
Buck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Buck tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck working the ground and pound but Fairweather is defending the strikes.
Buck throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Buck decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fairweather to his feet.
Buck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fairweather swivels and escapes.
Fairweather lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fairweather digs a good hook to Buck's body.
Buck is breathing heavily.
Fairweather has a takedown stuffed.
Buck takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairweather throws a head kick but Buck moves out of range.
Fairweather misses with a takedown attempt - Buck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fairweather fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fairweather throws a shot to the body.
Fairweather shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buck as he jumps to the side.
Buck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairweather shoots in looking for a takedown. Buck tries to sprawl out of it but Fairweather keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fairweather manages to circle out of the way.
Buck scores with a takedown into Fairweather's guard.
Buck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buck wanted to stand there but Fairweather had control of the position.
Buck could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Buck gets to his feet. Fairweather looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairweather clinches with his opponent.
Buck tries to break the clinch but Fairweather is controlling the position.
Buck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fairweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buck has had enough of the clinch but Fairweather keeps him there for the moment.
Buck is trying to break the clinch but Fairweather is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Fairweather.
Buck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairweather decides to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairweather is trying to control the position but Buck postures up.
Fairweather has Buck pulled in close to control his posture.
Buck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fairweather has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buck has managed to get both his arms back between Fairweather's legs - danger averted.
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 Marco Buck will probably get the nod.
That's time! Buck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fairweather pushes Buck up against the cage in a clinch.
Buck pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fairweather pulls guard.
Fairweather looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairweather, not yet.
Buck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fairweather's head.
Fairweather working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buck postures up in Fairweather's guard and throws a big left but Fairweather blocks it.
Buck gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Buck as Fairweather shoots in.
Bruce Fairweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buck.
Buck scores with a hook to the body. Fairweather takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fairweather throws a head kick that Buck semi-blocks.
Fairweather is breathing heavily.
Fairweather shoots in for a takedown but Buck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fairweather's guard.
Buck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Buck throwing strikes from guard but Fairweather blocks nicely.
Buck wants to stand and escape but instead Fairweather has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fairweather won't allow Buck to sweep him here.
Buck wants to improve his position but instead Fairweather has moved into half guard.
Fairweather sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Buck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buck works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck trying to strike off his back.
Buck striking off his back but it's not causing Fairweather any problems.
Fairweather wants to control from the top but Buck keeps moving.
Fairweather tries to free his leg and advance position but Buck is retaining full guard.
Buck looking for a sweep. Not yet Buck, not yet.
Fairweather looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fairweather drives through and clinches with Buck against the cage.
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.
Buck manages to break the clinch.
Buck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fairweather forces Buck back against the cage and clinches.
Buck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fairweather looks for a takedown but Buck sprawls well.
Marco Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Fairweather.
Fairweather scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairweather needs to keep his hands up - Buck had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marco Buck will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Buck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fairweather's waist but Fairweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buck off to one side.
Fairweather looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buck is fending him off so far but Fairweather persists. Nope, Buck circles away and we're back to standing.
Fairweather misses with a takedown
enabling Buck to counter with a crisp jab.
Fairweather has Buck up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Buck.
Buck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck dodges the punch combination from Fairweather.
Fairweather shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buck as he avoids it easily.
Marco Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Fairweather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck misses with a takedown attempt - Fairweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fairweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fairweather pushes Buck up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairweather tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buck smiles and moves away.
Fairweather shoots for a double leg takedown but Buck sprawls well. He's pushed Fairweather's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buck tries to counter with a takedown but Fairweather is quick to defend against it.
Buck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fairweather.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fairweather enables Buck to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fairweather manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Buck throwing strikes from guard but Fairweather blocks nicely.
Buck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buck works over Fairweather with some ground and pound from guard.
Buck decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Buck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Buck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Buck works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buck decides to stand back up.
Buck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fairweather takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buck lands an elbow just above Fairweather 's eye.
Buck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Buck breaks from the clinch.
Buck plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Buck decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Buck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Buck thows a huge punch but Fairweather dodges it nicely.
Buck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fairweather's head.
Fairweather is looking to control Buck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairweather avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck is nestled in close to Fairweather, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Buck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buck is working for a submission of some sort.
Buck throws a strike but Fairweather avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fairweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buck throwing strikes from guard but Fairweather blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Buck.
Bruce Fairweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Buck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fairweather fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Buck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marco Buck!
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