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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Neuer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crown comes to the cage accompanied by Eminence Front. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Crown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Neuer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown fails to land with a series of punches.
Neuer rushes Crown and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Neuer.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
Neuer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
Crown tries to work over Neuer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neuer is pushing Crown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Neuer misses with an elbow strike.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Crown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neuer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crown up against the cage.
Crown wants to break free but Neuer has control.
Crown wants to stall.
Neuer scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer lands a nice uppercut.
Crown avoids a wild elbow strike from Neuer.
Neuer taking a breather.
Crown looking to stall.
Crown working aggressively here.
Neuer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crown's efforts to push away.
Neuer pushes Crown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neuer is pushing Crown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crown is trying to maintain a safe position but Neuer gets an underhook and turns Crown into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Neuer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Neuer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown is looking to control Neuer's arms but Neuer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crown has his back to the cage.
Crown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neuer.
Neuer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crown avoids it.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
Neuer pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Crown misses with a hook
and Neuer counters by moving into the clinch.
Neuer tries a knee to the head but Crown blocks it.
Crown has had enough of the clinch but Neuer keeps him there for the moment.
Neuer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Neuer's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Neuer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crown's efforts to push away.
Crown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Neuer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neuer is leaning against Crown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neuer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neuer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
Neuer lands a hook that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crown wants to get back to striking at distance but Neuer won't allow it.
Crown has had enough of the clinch but Neuer keeps him there for the moment.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neuer trying to land knees to the body.
Crown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.
Crown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Crown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Neuer lands a left and a right that send Crown crashing to the mat, dazed. Neuer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bobby Crown has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crown lands a nice hook to Neuer's body. Neuer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neuer's head.
Neuer has closed the distance and engaged Crown in a clinch.
Manuel Neuer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neuer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crown is trying to push Neuer away but Neuer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crown swings wildly with an uppercut but Neuer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crown.
Neuer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Neuer taking a breather.
Crown lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
Crown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crown throws a punch but it's blocked by Neuer.
Neuer stalling.
Crown misses with a punch to the body.
Neuer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neuer.
Neuer lands an elbow inside.
Crown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Neuer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neuer lands a nice shot to the body.
Neuer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown misses with a punch on the inside.
Neuer stalling in the clinch.
Neuer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crown wants to break free but Neuer has control.
The referee calls for Neuer to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Neuer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neuer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Neuer is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neuer lands a body punch.
Crown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Neuer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Neuer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neuer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crown up against the cage.
Crown takes a shot to the head.
Neuer just leaning against Crown, taking a breather.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Neuer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neuer has Crown pressed against the cage.
Crown misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neuer.
Neuer lands a body punch.
Neuer stalling the fight.
Neuer lands a nice knee to the body.
Neuer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neuer pushes Crown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Neuer.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neuer lands a knee to the head.
Neuer pushes Crown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Crown'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.
Good leg kick by Neuer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Crown.
Neuer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crown gets tackled into the cage by Neuer. Neuer maintains the clinch.
Neuer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neuer working Crown over with knees to the body.
Neuer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crown up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Neuer darts in and clinches Crown up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neuer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neuer lands a shot to the body.
Neuer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neuer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crown up against the cage.
Crown is looking to break free of the clinch but Neuer has double underhooks.
Neuer keeps control of Crown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neuer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neuer lands a knee to the body.
Neuer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neuer lands a nice knee to the body.
Neuer leaning against his opponent.
Crown working aggressively here.
Neuer stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Crown's corner calls for a 1-2. Crown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neuer tries to clinch there but Crown circles away.
Neuer rushes Crown and presses him up against the cage.
Neuer controlling the action here for a moment.
Neuer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crown or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crown up against the cage.
Crown can't break the clinch.
Crown takes an elbow to the temple.
Neuer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crown's efforts to push away.
Neuer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crown up against the cage.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Crown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neuer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neuer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neuer lands a nice elbow.
Neuer slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
A swing and a miss from Crown.
Crown slips a straight right by Neuer.
Neuer wants to clinch.
Crown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neuer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neuer moves out of range as Crown strikes.
Crown misses with a body shot.
Crown misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Crown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neuer ducks under a wild hook from Crown.
Neuer gets a clinch.
Neuer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crown wants to break free but Neuer has control.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
A bit of stalling here from Neuer.
Neuer lands a hook that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
Crown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neuer controlling the action here for a moment.
Neuer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neuer effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Neuer rushes Crown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neuer is leaning against Crown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neuer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crown avoids it.
Neuer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crown has had enough of the clinch but Neuer keeps him there for the moment.
Crown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neuer blocks a body shot from Crown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neuer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown looking to stall.
Crown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neuer keeps control of Crown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neuer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crown is looking to break free of the clinch but Neuer has double underhooks.
Crown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crown circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crown misses with a right hand
and Neuer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown stalling in the clinch but Neuer improves position.
Neuer works on Crown's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crown taking a breather.
Neuer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crown up against the cage.
Crown throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neuer lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neuer connects with a knee to the head.
Neuer works on Crown's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neuer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Neuer lands a damaging elbow.
Neuer missing with knees to the body.
Neuer presses Crown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neuer lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neuer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crown working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Crown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neuer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manuel Neuer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neuer tries to clinch up but Crown circles away and keeps his distance.
Neuer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Neuer tries to clinch there but Crown circles away.
Crown tries to keep at a distance but Neuer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Neuer.
Crown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Neuer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neuer lands an elbow inside that Crown shrugs off.
Neuer is stalling here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Neuer has Crown pressed against the cage, preventing Crown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer presses Crown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crown misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Neuer.
Neuer stalling in the clinch.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
Crown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crown being controlled against the cage.
Crown wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Crown misses with a straight right.
Neuer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crown throws a shot from downtown. Neuer moves away and avoids it.
Crown misses with a hook. Neuer ducked under it nicely.
Neuer tries to clinch up but Crown circles away and keeps his distance.
Manuel Neuer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crown loads up on a big right hand but Neuer slips the punch.
Neuer tries to close the distance and clinch but Crown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crown lands a nice shot that snaps Neuer's head back.
Crown looks to score with a jab to the body but Neuer is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crown connects with a body shot that sends Neuer's belly button to the back.
Neuer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer wants to clinch up but Crown keeps it at a distance.
Crown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neuer counters with a left to the body.
Neuer clinches.
Neuer tries a body shot but Crown blocks it.
Neuer lands a nice elbow.
Crown is trying to push Neuer away but Neuer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Bobby Crown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neuer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crown is looking to break free of the clinch but Neuer has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neuer throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crown.
Neuer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crown letting Neuer take a breather here.
Crown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Neuer scores with a shoulder strike.
Crown looking to slow down the pace here.
Neuer lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Crown misses with the head strike.
Crown tries to break free but Neuer pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neuer tries to land knees in the clinch but Crown avoids the damage to the body.
Neuer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crown's efforts to push away.
Neuer avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Neuer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neuer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Neuer!
Manuel Neuer is the new heavyweight champion!
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