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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benno Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Great has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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207 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benno Wagner !
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner moves into the clinch.
Great blocks the elbow strike.
Wagner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wagner .
Wagner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Great tries to pull guard but Wagner won't allow it.
Great tries to pull guard but Wagner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Great blocks the elbow strike.
Great is trying to pull guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Great misses with a looping right.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner .
Great swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Great gets tackled into the cage by Wagner . Wagner maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner avoiding damage.
Great is trying to pull guard but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Wagner just leaning against Great, taking a breather.
Wagner cracks Great with a nice body shot.
Great tries to pull guard but Wagner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wagner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wagner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wagner shoots in and gets a takedown into Great's guard.
Great is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wagner presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wagner controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great tries to pull guard but Wagner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Great ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Great no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wagner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Great is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wagner is aware though and is defending well.
Great keeping full guard, as Wagner tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner trying to control but Great is working from the bottom.
Wagner distracts Great with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Great being controlled here, momentarily.
Wagner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wagner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wagner lands a couple of elbows.
Great looking for subs off his back but Wagner has passed one foot through into half guard.
Great is trying to get back to full guard.
Wagner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Great does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Great won't allow Wagner to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great actively working from the bottom here.
Great trying to hold on to Wagner 's head to control him but Wagner postures up.
Wagner stalling.
Wagner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wagner is trying to control the action in half guard but Great is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Great tries to roll over but Wagner keeps him under control.
Great is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benno Wagner dominated that round.
That's time! Great's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wagner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Great's waist but Great gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wagner off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Great misses the target.
Wagner wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Great on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Great looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Great throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Great lands a nice shot that snaps Wagner 's head back.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Great circles away.
Great was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Great lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from Wagner .
Great letting Wagner take a breather here.
Great tries to pull guard but Wagner holds him up against the cage and eventually Great drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner working aggressively here.
Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wagner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Great fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cyrus Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benno Wagner .
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wagner throws a head kick but Great moves out of range.
Wagner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wagner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Great counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Great fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Great is avoiding it.
Cyrus Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagner closes the distance and clinches.
Wagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Great jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is struggling to control the position.
Great jumps guard but Wagner stands there with Great around his waist. Great gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wagner turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wagner manages to end up in side control.
Benno Wagner has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Great struggling a bit here.
Wagner trying to control the action but Great is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Great's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wagner in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner gets to mount! Great was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Great is working to get back to half guard.
Wagner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Wagner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Great is looking to get to half guard.
Wagner dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wagner with good strikes from the mount here!
Wagner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Great is desperately trying to improve his position but Wagner has a good base and remains in mount.
Wagner landing strikes from the mount and Great is in trouble!
Great is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wagner looking to control but Great is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wagner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner trying to control but Great is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benno Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Great missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Great defends well and Wagner ends up having to push Great into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A big left from Great misses.
Wagner throws out a counter right but Great avoids it with no problem.
Cyrus Great is winning the standup battle so far.
Wagner forces Great back against the cage and clinches.
Wagner with a knee to the head.
Wagner stalling the fight.
Benno Wagner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wagner stalling in the clinch but Great improves position.
Great is trying to pull guard but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wagner .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Great misses with a hook.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Great swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wagner rushes Great and presses him up against the cage.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great is trying to pull guard but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Great.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Great.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
Wagner taking a breather.
Great has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wagner uses from the top position.
Wagner trying to control but Great is working from the bottom.
Wagner postures up and lands a big shot to Great's brow.
Great kicks Wagner off and gets to his feet.
Wagner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Great is trying to pull guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wagner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Great after a bit of a struggle.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Great.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wagner trying to land knees to the body.
Great tries to pull guard but Wagner won't allow it.
Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wagner smiles and moves away.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Wagner throws a fast counter high kick but Great manages to duck under it in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Great in his tracks.
Great works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Great gets caught napping as Wagner dives in and scores a takedown. Great manages to retain guard.
Great pushes Wagner off and gets back to his feet.
Wagner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Great quickly recovers to half guard.
Wagner is trying to control the action in half guard but Great is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great pushes Wagner off looking to stand but Wagner dives back in and keeps control.
Wagner is nestled in close to Great, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wagner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wagner working the head and body with strikes.
Wagner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wagner slips a nice elbow through Great's hands, connecting with Great's forehead.
Great is staying active underneath Wagner , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wagner lands with a punch from half guard.
Wagner wants to take a breather but Great is having none of it.
Wagner stops Great from getting back to his feet.
Wagner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wagner is keen to just control but Great is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands strikes from half guard.
Wagner drops an elbow to the side of Great's head.
Wagner lands strikes from half guard.
Great is trying to stand.
Wagner is trying to control. Great wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wagner moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Great.
Wagner working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagner is putting a hurting on Great here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wagner staying calm.
Wagner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benno Wagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wagner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benno Wagner !
Cyrus Great spoke after the fight, saying 'O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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