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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Jaminson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Markakis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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260 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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228 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Jaminson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Markakis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaminson drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jaminson is stalling in the full guard.
Jaminson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jaminson tries to free his leg and advance position but Markakis is retaining full guard.
Jaminson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirk Jaminson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jaminson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Markakis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Markakis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jaminson off and has taken his back!
Despite being in a bad position, Jaminson is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaminson trying to control the position but Markakis manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaminson wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirk Jaminson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Markakis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaminson counters with a nice leg kick.
Markakis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Markakis duly obliges.
It looks like Dirk Jaminson has been cut.
A head kick from Jaminson lands but Markakis takes it in his stride.
Jaminson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markakis.
Dennis Markakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markakis looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis tries to sprawl but Jaminson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jaminson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Markakis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jaminson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jaminson stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dirk Jaminson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jaminson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Markakis throws a series of punches but Jaminson moves out of range.
Jaminson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Markakis to the ground. Jaminson is now in Markakis's guard.
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!
Jaminson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jaminson pushes down on Markakis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaminson is taking a breather. Markakis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Jaminson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Jaminson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jaminson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jaminson controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Markakis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jaminson'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dirk Jaminson.
Jaminson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jaminson content to control rather than advance.
Markakis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jaminson lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jaminson in particular looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dirk Jaminson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jaminson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Markakis pinned against the cage. Markakis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Markakis's guard.
Jaminson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jaminson passes Markakis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Jaminson seems content to control.
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!
Markakis is trying to maintain the position but Jaminson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaminson.
Jaminson trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dirk Jaminson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaminson.
Jaminson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis is looking to control Jaminson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Markakis avoid being mounted?
Jaminson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dirk Jaminson.
Jaminson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Markakis to the ground. Jaminson is now in Markakis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Jaminson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Jaminson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jaminson gets a clinch.
Jaminson has Markakis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Markakis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jaminson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Markakis after a bit of a struggle.
Jaminson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jaminson manages to end up in side control.
Jaminson slows the pace down.
Jaminson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markakis can do to turn this around?
Markakis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dirk Jaminson.
Markakis misses with a few strikes there.
Markakis shoots in for a double leg but Jaminson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaminson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jaminson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jaminson slips nicely into half guard.
Jaminson is taking a breather. Markakis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk Jaminson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Dirk Jaminson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jaminson closes the distance and clinches.
Jaminson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaminson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Markakis is trying to escape the position but Jaminson is controlling the position.
Dennis Markakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaminson advances to mount.
Jaminson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jaminson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Markakis hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaminson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Markakis wants to control but Jaminson is having none of it.
Jaminson content just to control the position here.
Dirk Jaminson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Jaminson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaminson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Jaminson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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