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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bush kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Taking a Life. Marko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Unstoppable-E.S. Posthumus. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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280 lbs
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287 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marko just misses with a punch to the body.
Marko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
A big right from Marko misses.
Bush slaps away a takedown attempt from Marko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bush fails to land with a series of punches.
Bush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Bush misses with a straight right.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bush lands with a nice body punch.
Marko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bush to the mat! Bush manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bush looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush wants to get back to his feet but Marko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bush controls Marko momentarily but Marko frees himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Harry Bush wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marko shoots in for a takedown but Bush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bush avoids the body shot from Marko.
Marko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bush.
Marko lands a jab to Bush's midsection.
Marko misses with a straight left.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marko throws out the jab.
Marko needs to keep his hands up - Bush had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush tries to score with a low kick but Marko moves his leg out of the way.
Bush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marko. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Marko misses its intended target.
Marko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bush.
Bush misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Harry Bush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bush scores with a jab to the head.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marko.
An inside leg kick lands from Bush.
Bush swings for the body but Marko moves out of range.
Bush stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Marko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bush throws a jab when Marko was well out of range.
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marko manages to avoid it.
Bush punishes Marko's body with a nice straight punch.
Bush throws a front kick aimed at Marko's knee but Marko avoids it well.
Marko misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Bush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marko moves away from the strike by Bush.
Marko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marko connects with a body shot.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harry Bush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marko.
Bush slips a straight right by Marko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marko misses its intended target.
Bush swings for the body but Marko moves out of range.
Bush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marko closes the distance but Bush moves to the side
and Bush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bush under the eye.
Marko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bush misses with a straight right.
Bush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marko.
Bush sizes up Marko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko avoids the body shot from Bush.
An inside leg kick lands from Bush.
Bush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marko moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Bush dominated that round.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bush thumps Marko with a low kick.
Marko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bush to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Marko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bush manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bush wants to sweep here but Marko controlling him for the moment.
Bush preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bush wants to sweep here but Marko controlling him for the moment.
Marko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Marko from controlling successfully.
Bush manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marko manages to get himself to full guard.
Bush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bush preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cain Marko.
Marko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marko throws a lazy uppercut
and Bush counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marko thinking.
Bush scores with a leg kick.
Marko is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko 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.
Bush throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marko's head.
Marko throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Bush there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bush - the referee stops the clock and Marko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bush. Marko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bush. That's going to slow Marko down.
Bush lands an overhand right.
Marko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Cain Marko's cut even more.
Bush scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bush lands a jab to the nose.
Harry Bush is winning the standup battle so far.
Marko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The cut above Cain Marko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bush cracks Marko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marko, pushing him back against the cage.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Bush gets through Marko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cain Marko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bush slowing the pace effectively.
Marko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands with a right to the head.
Bush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Bush on the inside.
Bush scores with a shot to the side of Marko's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Marko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harry Bush!
After winning the bout, Harry Bush thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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