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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Soomaaliyeey toosoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Abdullah Virtanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
25 - 10 - 3 |
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265 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
25 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen leaves Marx with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mark Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtanen looks gassed!
Virtanen misses with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Virtanen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marx counters with a body kick.
Marx misses with a leg kick.
Marx connects with a leg kick. Virtanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Virtanen moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Virtanen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marx - the referee stops the clock and Virtanen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marx. Virtanen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marx dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx misses with a body shot.
Marx lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marx.
Virtanen moves out of range as Marx throws a body kick.
Marx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virtanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Virtanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virtanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marx might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marx working some strikes from top position.
Virtanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marx not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Virtanen controls Marx momentarily but Marx frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx preventing the sweep.
Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Virtanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marx throwing strikes from guard but Virtanen blocks nicely.
Marx distracts Virtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marx is looking to work some ground and pound but Virtanen has wrist control.
Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
Marx looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Virtanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marx working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marx throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx trying to control but Virtanen is working from the bottom.
Virtanen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Marx is now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virtanen has hold of Marx's hands but Marx slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Virtanen's cut.
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.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marx throws an overhand right that lands on Virtanen's shoulder, as Virtanen tries to avoid the shot.
Marx shoots in but no luck this time.
Marx ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marx looking to score a takedown here. Virtanen is defending well but Marx drives through and ends up in Virtanen's guard.
Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marx distracts Virtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marx has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Virtanen keeping full guard, as Marx tries to pass.
Mark Marx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Virtanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marx's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Virtanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marx.
Marx with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marx makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marx is working Virtanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marx with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marx passes Virtanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Virtanen wants to sweep but Marx has passed to side control!
Virtanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen is looking for a sweep.
Virtanen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Virtanen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx tries to score with some ground and pound. Virtanen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marx trying to control the position but Virtanen is working away.
Marx lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Marx throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx trying to control the position but Virtanen is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Virtanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Virtanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marx working away.
Virtanen taking a bit of punishment here - Marx scoring with strikes.
Marx scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Virtanen to see if he's OK.
Virtanen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marx.
Marx working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Virtanen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Marx crashes against the mat.
Marx lands a few punches from side control.
Virtanen is looking for a sweep.
Marx trying to control the position but Virtanen is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx looks up at the clock and then as Virtanen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marx smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Virtanen is not content to let Marx control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Virtanen's cut.
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!
Marx works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Virtanen gets caught napping as Marx dives in and scores a takedown. Virtanen manages to retain guard.
Virtanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
Marx controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marx lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marx distracts Virtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is working Virtanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
Marx stays in close to Virtanen's body and controls the position.
Marx throwing strikes but missing.
Virtanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Virtanen, not yet.
Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marx's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Virtanen.
Abdullah Virtanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Virtanen trying to keep a closed guard but Marx is proving a slippery customer.
Marx is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Virtanen can do to turn this around?
Marx lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marx connects with a couple of short punches.
Marx trying to control but Virtanen is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx is looking to work some ground and pound but Virtanen has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx pushing down on Virtanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marx thows a huge punch but Virtanen dodges it nicely.
Marx is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Virtanen is rocked!
Marx looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Virtanen is still in real trouble! Can Marx finish him?
Marx takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marx lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marx not doing much here.
Marx winds up and cracks Virtanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marx keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Marx there.
Marx working the head and body with strikes.
Marx drops an elbow to the side of Virtanen's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marx connects with a nice short shot to Virtanen's temple.
Marx is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx moves into full mount! Virtanen won't be happy about that!
Mark Marx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marx controlling the pace for now.
Marx looking to finish Virtanen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Virtanen!
Marx lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marx controlling from the full mount.
Marx lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marx controlling his opponent.
Marx working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Marx.
Marx scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marx postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Virtanen looks a forlorn figure.
Virtanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Marx controlling the position easily from mount.
Marx dominating with strikes here.
Marx postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Virtanen bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Marx and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Marx!
Mark Marx spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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RATING
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