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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marky Mark (ranked 141 p4p, 21 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 546 p4p, 78 weight class). Mark comes to the ring accompanied by Isä ei jätä. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mark
vs
Power

217 cm
27
211 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

185 cm
32
224 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Power.
Power moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Power clobbers Mark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
Power throws a half hearted mid kick.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power scores with the left hand. Mark knows he should have avoided that one.
Mark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mark keeps the fight on the outside.
Power moves away from the strike by Mark.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Mark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power misses with a hook. Mark ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Power gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Mark.
Mark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mark misses with a punch on the inside.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Marky Mark has been cut.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marks head.
A shot in the inside from Power.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mark.
Mark blocks the elbow strike.
Mark working aggressively here.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power tries to throw a body punch but Mark avoids it by throwing Power back against the ropes.
Mark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Power working aggressively here.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Power misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mark lands a shoulder strike.
Power throws a head punch that misses.

Mark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power tries to clinch up but Mark circles away and keeps his distance.
Mark throws a sloppy head kick
and Power counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power tries to clinch there but Mark circles away.
Mark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Mark clinches with his opponent.

Mark breaks the clinch.
Mark slips under a jab.
Geordie Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
A jab from Power misses.
Mark needs to keep his hands up - Power had a free shot at his head there.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Mark looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
Mark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Mark throws a big counter combination but Power scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mark throws a big counter combination but Power scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Power tries to score with a low kick but Mark moves his leg out of the way.
Mark throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Power is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mark tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Mark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Power slams his shin into Mark's torso.
Power throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Mark lands with an uppercut that bounces Power off the ropes and back into range.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Mark is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mark tries to land a body kick

and Power counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mark throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Mark has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Mark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Power walks away with a smile on his face. Mark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Power takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Power scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geordie Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marky Mark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marky Mark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power throws a shot from downtown. Mark moves away and avoids it.
Mark throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power throws a half hearted mid kick.
Power jabs Mark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mark's calf.
Mark moves away from the strike by Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Mark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Power lands a jab to the head.
Power thows a leg kick but Mark checks it
and Mark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Power misses with a hook. Mark ducked under it nicely.
Geordie Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power moves away from the strike by Mark.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mark has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Power throws a series of punches but Mark moves out of range.
Power's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mark under the eye.
Mark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Power scores with a punch to the head.
Power avoids the head kick by Mark.
Mark's corner calls for a 1-2. Mark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mark.
Mark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mark just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark slips under a jab.
Power takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Power throws an elbow but it misses.
Mark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mark has a couple of punches blocked by Power.

Mark pulls guard successfully.
Power wanted to stand there but Mark had control of the position.

Mark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mark working a defensive guard here.

Mark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mark is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Power stands and steps away. Mark gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mark's sensitive parts.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark looks to land a combination. Power sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Geordie Power has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Mark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mark throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power misses with the body kick
and Mark counters with a good low kick that Power was not able to check.
Power is breathing heavily.
Mark misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Mark slams his shin into Power's torso.
Mark misses with a two punch combination.
Power thinks about the counter body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power takes one to the side of the head.
Mark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Power tries to clinch but Mark moves out of range.
Power misses with a kick to the body.
A combination from Mark does no damage.
Power throws a hook to the side of Mark's head but Mark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mark thuds his shin into the meat of Power's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marky Mark will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Power wants to clinch up but Mark keeps it at a distance.
Mark is looking to counter punch.
Mark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mark.
Mark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Mark closes the distance and pushes Power back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Power working aggressively here.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Mark avoids it by throwing Power back against the ropes.
Mark tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Mark back against the ropes.
Mark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Mark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Mark.
Nice body punch from Mark - that landed with a thud.
Power has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mark seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Power can turn it around.
Geordie Power seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power tries to work over Mark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Mark.
Mark scores with a shoulder strike.

Mark pulls guard.

Mark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Power defends it easily.
Mark trying to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Mark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Power doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Power manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Power has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mark is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Mark has his foot on Power's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Power works his way back into a safe position though.

Power decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mark, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power! But no joy.
Power walks into a jab.
Mark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.

Power closes the distance and clinches.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Mark controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mark.
Nice body punch from Power.
Power throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Mark on the inside.
Power misses with some punches.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power throws a head punch that misses.

Mark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
Mark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a front kick aimed at Mark's knee but Mark avoids it well.
Mark scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mark connects with a right hand. Power shakes it off.
Mark misses with an uppercut
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind Mark 's knee.
Power misses with a hook.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mark in his tracks.
Power lands a jab to the nose.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Mark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Nice shot by Mark.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marky Mark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marky Mark!
Marky Mark decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.