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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Marchionne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipnchen Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Marchionne looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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225 cm
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Marchionne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philipnchen Mueller! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mueller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marchionne as he jumps to the side. Marchionne attempts a counter takedown but Mueller avoids it well and moves away. Mueller tries to clinch up. Marchionne shoots in for a takedown but Mueller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Marchionne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mueller napping and manages to drive through into side control! Mueller looks to move to half guard but instead Marchionne has passed into mount! Damn! Mueller wants to hold on but Marchionne pushes him away. Mueller is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mueller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mueller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Mueller tries to kick Marchionne off in order to stand up. Marchionne Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. Mueller is trying to get back to half guard. Marchionne content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Mueller is trying to improve his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Mueller tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Mueller tries to get back to half guard but can't. Marchionne controlling his opponent. Mueller sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marchionne prevents Mueller from improving his position. Mueller trying to control from the bottom.
Mueller wants to control the action here but instead Marchionne manages to pass to full mount! Mueller is trying to reverse the position but instead Marchionne has taken his back - oops! Mueller can't escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marchionne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Marchionne not allowing Mueller to control his hands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Marchionne dominated that round. 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.
Mueller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Mueller tries to clinch up. Mueller drives through with a takedown into guard. Marchionne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mueller can do to turn this around? Mueller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Marchionne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mueller is one step ahead there. Marchionne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Mueller trying to control but Marchionne is working from the bottom. Marchionne looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marchionne wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mueller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Mueller trying to control but Marchionne is working from the bottom. Mueller might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marchionne haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. A momentary lapse in concentration from Mueller enables Marchionne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mueller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Mueller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marchionne manages to get himself to full guard.
Mueller stands and throws Marchionne's legs to the side, diving into side control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mueller tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. Mueller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Who's going to make the next move? Mueller wants to stand but Marchionne has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marchionne controlling Mueller's posture. Mueller pushing down on Marchionne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Marchionne tries to roll over but Mueller keeps him under control. Marchionne is defending against the submission attempts here by Mueller.
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. Mueller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. It looks like Mueller is going to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Marchionne trying to control but Mueller postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipnchen Mueller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mueller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marchionne but Marchionne pushes him off and we're back to square one. Marchionne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mueller was covering up waiting for the punch and Marchionne finishes the takedown easily into guard. Mueller looking for a triangle here. Marchionne is fighting it but it looks tight! Mueller pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Marchionne is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Philipnchen Mueller!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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