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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Batista Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maci Crooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Batista Dave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maci Crooks!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dave closes the distance and clinches up with Crooks, looking for a takedown. Dave pushes Crooks against the cage but Crooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Crooks or perhaps it was just good defense by Dave which made him look bad.
Crooks scoring well with a low kick there.
Crooks shoots in looking for a takedown. Dave tries to sprawl out of it but Crooks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dave manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dave is fending him off so far but Crooks persists. Nope, Dave circles away and we're back to standing.
Batista Dave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maci Crooks.
Crooks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dave to the ground. Crooks is now in Dave's guard.
Dave on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dave tries to get out of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dave pushes Crooks off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Crooks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dave to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dave gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dave feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dave stands up and waves to Crooks to follow him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crooks enables Dave to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crooks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crooks looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dave gets to his feet - Crooks follows without any prompting.
Crooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dave shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crooks as he jumps to the side.
Dave closes the distance and clinches up with Crooks, looking for a takedown. Dave pushes Crooks against the cage but Crooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crooks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dave sprawls well. Dave wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Crooks or perhaps it was just good defense by Dave which made him look bad.
Dave gets caught napping as Crooks dives in and scores a takedown. Dave manages to retain guard.
Dave has his feet on Crooks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dave closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dave has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dave keeps the fight on the outside.
Dave fails with the takedown.
Dave fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Crooks to the ground. Dave is now in Crooks's guard.
Dave decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dave shoots for a takedown but Crooks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Dave. No joy for Crooks on that attempt.
Dave dives in and scores a takedown into Crooks's guard.
Dave gets to his feet - Crooks follows without any prompting.
Dave shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dave trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dave stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Crooks.
Dave throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crooks was covering up waiting for the punch and Dave finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dave stands up and waves to Crooks to follow him.
Crooks dives in and grabs Dave's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dave pushes down on Crooks's head and hops out.
Dave closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dave has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crooks wants it to stay on the feet.
Dave is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crooks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave stuffs the takedown attempt from Crooks. Crooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Dave avoids the body shot from Crooks.
Dave keeps the fight on the outside.
Dave looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crooks is fending him off so far but Dave persists. Nope, Crooks circles away and we're back to standing.
Dave walks into a jab.
Crooks dives in and grabs Dave's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dave pushes down on Crooks's head and hops out.
Dave defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crooks.
Dave really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dave scores a takedown into full mount!
Crooks is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batista Dave 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.
Dave gets the takedown into side control.
Dave decides to stand back up.
Dave shoots in for a takedown but Crooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crooks can do to turn this around?
Crooks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dave fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Batista Dave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dave shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crooks pinned against the cage. Crooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batista Dave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crooks moves in looking to clinch but Dave pushes him off.
Dave closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dave tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Crooks trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dave stands up out of the half guard.
Dave tries for a takedown but Crooks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crooks has a takedown stuffed.
Dave decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dave will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dave decides to return to a standing position.
Dave leaves Crooks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dave throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crooks's waist but Crooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dave off to one side.
Crooks looks to land a combination. Dave sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dave gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dave postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Crooks to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dave dives in and grabs Crooks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crooks pushes down on Dave's head and hops out.
Crooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Dave swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crooks shoots in and drives through. Dave sprawls well.
Dave tries for a takedown but Crooks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crooks shoots in and drives through. Dave sprawls well.
Dave misses with a takedown attempt - Crooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dave shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crooks sprawls well. Crooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dave gets slowly back to his feet.
Dave misses with a takedown attempt - Crooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dave ducks right into an uppercut from Crooks.
Crooks tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crooks throws a head kick that misses.
Dave shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dave gets to his feet - Crooks follows without any prompting.
Dave fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crooks avoids it really well and circles away.
Crooks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dave swivels and escapes.
Dave shoots in but Crooks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dave sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave shoots in but no luck this time.
Dave shoots for a takedown but Crooks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maci Crooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crooks tries to clinch up but Dave circles away and keeps his distance.
Dave doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crooks counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave swats away the attempt to clinch by Crooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dave defends it nicely.
Crooks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dave sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crooks somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Dave as Crooks shoots in.
Dave feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dave gets to his feet - Crooks follows without any prompting.
Dave closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dave decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Crooks clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batista Dave dominated that second round.
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!
Dave will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crooks misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Dave with that takedown attempt.
Crooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dave sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crooks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dave tries to avoid it but Crooks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dave to the ground. Dave escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dave shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dave trying to control but Crooks is having none of it.
Dave get's back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crooks scores with a takedown into Dave'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!
Dave pushes Crooks off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Dave circles away.
Dave fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batista Dave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crooks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dave circles away.
Dave shoots in for a takedown but Crooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crooks feints and as Dave raises his hands in defense, Crooks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dave manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Crooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Dave swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dave shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dave decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crooks, up you get!
Dave shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crooks pinned against the cage. Crooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Batista Dave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dave closes the distance and clinches up with Crooks, looking for a takedown. Dave pushes Crooks against the cage but Crooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crooks misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Dave or perhaps it was just good defense by Crooks which made him look bad.
Dave swats away the attempt to clinch by Crooks.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crooks enables Dave to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crooks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crooks is working an open guard so Dave takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crooks shoots in looking for a takedown but Dave manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crooks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dave drives through with a takedown into Crooks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dave stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dave blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dave is defended easily by Crooks.
Crooks shoots in for a takedown but Dave shows good takedown defense.
Crooks wants to clinch up but Dave keeps it at a distance.
Dave shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crooks's guard.
Dave gets to his feet. Crooks looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dave looking to score a takedown here. Crooks is defending well but Dave drives through and ends up in Crooks's guard.
Dave gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dave shoots in for a takedown but Crooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Crooks does no damage.
Crooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Dave, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dave stands and steps away. Crooks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A left and a right from Crooks both land. Nice combination.
Batista Dave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dave shoots in for a takedown but Crooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dave shoots for a takedown but Crooks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dave has a takedown stuffed.
Crooks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dave darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batista Dave showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dave, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batista Dave!
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