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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Steel (ranked 1376 p4p, 154 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 3144 p4p, 284 weight class). Cain Marko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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245 lbs
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285 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel gets tackled into the cage by Marko. Marko maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Steel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Marko throwing strikes but missing.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marko's guard.
Steel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Steel won't allow Marko to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel stays in close to Marko's body and controls the position.
Steel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marko has his hands on Steel's head, controlling the position.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steel wants to control from the top but Marko keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice straight punches there by Marko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marko.
It looks like Jack Steel has been cut.
Marko wants to clinch.
It looked like Steel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
Marko with a poor takedown
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko wants to clinch
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marko moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel with a jab.
Marko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jack Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marko.
Marko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marko looks winded!
Steel swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Steel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marko's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko looks to clinch
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marko darts in trying to clinch
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marko closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marko throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Steel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel lands a nice looking body shot.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steel cracks Marko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marko fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Steel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marko feints a jab promting Steel to slip. Marko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko slips a straight right by Steel.
Marko looks to clinch
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marko throws a combination that misses
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Marko has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Marko avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.
Steel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marko is breathing heavily.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Marko avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Marko lands an elbow that stopped Steel in his tracks for a moment.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marko keeps control of Steel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Steel.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marko has Steel pressed against the cage, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marko can do to turn this around?
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Marko.
Steel wants to break the clinch but can't.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marko blocks an uppercut.
Marko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steel's efforts to push away.
Marko lands a damaging elbow.
Marko is trying to pull guard but Steel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jack Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as Marko controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marko.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marko shoots and misses
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Marko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steel wants to control but Marko postures up.
Steel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is trying to stand back up but Marko is controlling him
Steel is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is controlling Marko's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel won't allow Marko to get back to his feet.
Marko keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Steel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Our spies down at at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center inform us that Marko has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Steel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Steel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Steel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marko shoots and misses
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Marko moves into the clinch.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Steel prevents a body shot from Marko.
Steel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steel is trying to push Marko away but Marko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel tries to break the clinch but Marko is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Marko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marko has him pressed against the cage.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Marko keeps control of Steel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel misses with some punches.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel's brow.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Marko trying to land knees to the body.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Marko.
Jack Steel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a knee to the head.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marko misses with a takedown
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Jack Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marko.
Marko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel lands a nice hook to Marko's body. Marko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Marko misses with a leg kick
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marko has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marko has him pressed against the cage.
Marko trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marko tries to clinch
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
Marko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Cain Marko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Steel does it's job there.
Marko tries to clinch up
and Steel counters with a one-two to the body.
Marko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marko closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Marko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marko misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marko lands with a good body shot.
Marko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steel 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Steel!
A victorious Jack Steel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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