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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickey Spillane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyril Makarenko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 cm
30
242 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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190 cm
30
255 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyril Makarenko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickey Spillane! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spillane misses with a looping right. Makarenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Spillane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makarenko. Spillane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Makarenko counters with a nice uppercut. A left lands for Makarenko. A slapping leg kick lands for Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a shot to the body.
Makarenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Spillane just misses with a punch to the body.
Makarenko moves in looking to clinch but Spillane pushes him off. Makarenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch lands to the side of Spillane 's head but he takes it in his stride. Makarenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makarenko looks to clinch and Spillane counters with a nice body shot. Spillane is looking to land body kicks. Makarenko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Spillane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spillane pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Makarenko jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Makarenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Makarenko takes the fight into the clinch. Spillane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards. Makarenko takes a shot to the head. Makarenko working aggressively here.
Spillane misses with a punch on the inside.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makarenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Spillane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards. Spillane blocking some punches.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Makarenko blocks a body shot from Spillane. Spillane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Spillane prevents a body shot from Makarenko. Makarenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spillane thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spillane lands with a good body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Spillane throws a push kick but Makarenko slaps the foot to one side. Makarenko keeps Spillane at a distance using the push kick. Spillane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Makarenko. Makarenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Makarenko misses with a wild combination.
Spillane with the counter takedown but Makarenko avoids it easily. Makarenko throws a leg kick that misses. Makarenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spillane.
Spillane misses with a right hand and Makarenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Spillane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a big shot that misses. Spillane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Spillane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makarenko sees it coming and avoids it easily. Makarenko rushes Spillane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Still in the clinch, Spillane scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Makarenko lands with a light punch inside. Spillane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Makarenko. Makarenko breaks from the clinch.
Spillane slips a straight right by Makarenko. Makarenko lands a front kick. Spillane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a nice inside leg kick. Spillane has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Spillane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makarenko scores with a jab to the head.
Makarenko misses with a hook. Spillane ducked under it nicely. Spillane takes a shot right to the bread basket. Spillane connects with a leg kick. Makarenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Makarenko throws a leg kick that is checked and Spillane counters with a takedown into side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spillane wants to control but Makarenko is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Makarenko tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Spillane easily slips into full mount! Spillane avoids the attempt from Makarenko to control. Poor strikes thrown by Spillane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Makarenko's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Makarenko is looking to get to half guard. Makarenko is working hard here to advance position. Spillane is landing with some decent strikes but Makarenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. 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 Cyril Makarenko will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Makarenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spillane. That did some damage! Spillane fails with the takedown. Spillane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makarenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Spillane. Makarenko swings for the body but Spillane moves out of range.
Spillane with the counter takedown but Makarenko avoids it easily. Makarenko takes the fight into the clinch. Makarenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Spillane uses good head movement to avoid it. Makarenko working Spillane over with knees to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makarenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spillane's brow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Spillane.
Makarenko has had enough of the clinch but Spillane keeps him there for the moment. Makarenko scores with a shot to the side of Spillane's head. Makarenko lands a body punch. Makarenko working some nice short punches in the clinch. Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Makarenko fails to land. Makarenko prevents a body shot from Spillane. Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spillane struggles to land a body shot inside as Makarenko controls his hands.
Makarenko misses with a short punch on the inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Spillane. Makarenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spillane.
Makarenko tries a body shot but Spillane blocks it.
Makarenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spillane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards. Spillane throws a head punch that misses. Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makarenko gets through Spillane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spillane. Makarenko breaks from the clinch.
Makarenko scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spillane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makarenko is out of range. Makarenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spillane. Makarenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spillane.
Spillane defending well as Makarenko loads up on a big left hand. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spillane! But no joy. Spillane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Spillane throws a body shot but no joy. Spillane moves forwards but Makarenko connects with a nice, crisp jab. A decent looking body kick lands there for Makarenko. Makarenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spillane on the side of the head. Makarenko tried to score with a low kick but Spillane checks it. Spillane drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Makarenko defends it well. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spillane, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Spillane. Cyril Makarenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Makarenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spillane manages to avoid it. Cyril Makarenko is winning the standup battle so far. Makarenko lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Makarenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Makarenko - that will leave a mark!
Makarenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spillane can do to turn this around? Makarenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Spillane is just out of range. Makarenko throws a leg kick and Spillane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Makarenko regains full guard. Nicely done. Makarenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spillane controls the pace. Spillane trying to control but Makarenko is working from the bottom. Spillane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Makarenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spillane. Spillane is looking to work some ground and pound but Makarenko has wrist control. Spillane is fighting to break Makarenko's control of his arms but Makarenko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Spillane wants to control from the top but Makarenko keeps moving. Spillane won't allow Makarenko to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Makarenko works the jab nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Makarenko tries to clinch but Spillane moves out of range. Makarenko connects with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Makarenko dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spillane lands a left and a right that sends Makarenko crashing to the canvas! Spillane dives into mount looking to finish!
Makarenko is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
It looks like Cyril Makarenko has been cut. Makarenko tries to hold on but Spillane pushes him away. Oh Makarenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Makarenko tries to reverse the position but Spillane maintains control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Makarenko is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Makarenko seems to have got his legs back now. Spillane tries to control but Makarenko wriggling away. Spillane with the ground and pound from mount. Spillane looking to control but Makarenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Makarenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Makarenko tries to hold on but Spillane postures up. Makarenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Makarenko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Spillane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Makarenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Spillane landing shots from mount. Spillane lands a nice shot to the head. Nickey Spillane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big strike lands for Spillane! That's really hurt Makarenko and he's turned his back - Spillane keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Spillane jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickey Spillane! Post fight, Nickey Spillane took to the microphone: 'Klatz, Twice was enough'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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70% |
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