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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slyker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's Amazing by Kanye West. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
34 - 16 - 1 |
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215 lbs
37 - 31 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Chrome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slyker looks to land a combination but Chrome avoids it well.
Slyker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chrome defends it nicely.
Chrome lands a leg kick that knocks Slyker off balance momentarily.
Chrome gets the takedown into side control.
Chrome is staying tight to Slyker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chrome tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chrome controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrome tries to move into full mount but can't pass Slyker's legs.
Chrome taking a breather here.
Chrome seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slyker for as long as he can get away with.
Chrome tries to advance to mount but Slyker denies him.
Chrome tries for a kimura but Slyker is defending well.
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.
Chrome is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Slyker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chrome works to advance to full mount. Slyker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chrome sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker is looking to get to half guard.
Chrome takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slyker has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Chrome is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Chrome continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Chrome dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slyker misses with the combination.
Slyker misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slyker.
Slyker shoots in for a takedown but Chrome shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slyker has a takedown stuffed.
Mr Chrome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
Slyker misses with a double jab.
Chrome fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slyker, pushing him back against the cage.
Slyker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chrome walks away with a smile on his face. Slyker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chrome moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slyker is trying to break the clinch but Chrome has him pressed against the cage.
Chrome lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slyker backwards.
Chrome jumps guard and drags Slyker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Slyker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chrome is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chrome is on top in guard.
Chrome controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chrome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slyker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chrome controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chrome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chrome is working hard here to advance position.
Chrome is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cain Slyker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Slyker with that takedown attempt.
Chrome moves into the clinch.
Slyker is trying to trip Chrome. He has hold of a leg but Chrome is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Slyker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chrome lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chrome pushes down on Slyker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slyker is looking to improve his position.
Chrome has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrome controlling from mount.
Chrome fails to take his opponent's back.
Chrome tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chrome moves to the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chrome controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Chrome dominated that second 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. 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.
Slyker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slyker shoots in for a double leg but Chrome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A lazy left from Chrome finds it's target.
It looks like Cain Slyker has been cut.
Slyker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chrome controlling the position well.
Slyker slips a nice elbow through Chrome's hands, connecting with Chrome's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chrome is controlling Slyker's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chrome manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slyker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slyker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slyker being controlled here momentarily.
Slyker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chrome is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chrome wants to pass the guard but Slyker is defending well.
Chrome stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chrome trying to pass the guard but Slyker defending well.
Chrome trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chrome is looking to advance position but Slyker won't allow it.
Well, if Chrome is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chrome wants to pass to mount but Slyker is defending the position.
Chrome slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Slyker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chrome connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slyker scrambles back to his feet.
Slyker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chrome defends well and Slyker ends up having to push Chrome into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Slyker fails to land the takedown.
Chrome throwing a counter right hand but Slyker manages to avoid it.
Mr Chrome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
Slyker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slyker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chrome is trying to control Slyker's posture but Slyker avoids it.
Chrome parries the strikes from Slyker easily there. Slyker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chrome to escape.
Cain Slyker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Slyker working his ground and pound in the gym.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slyker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chrome regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cain Slyker.
Well Chrome has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Chrome!
Mr Chrome took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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