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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crassus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts comes to the cage accompanied by Pro-pain - Make war (not love) . Crassus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rome. Marcus Crassus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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208 lbs
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179 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Crassus!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crassus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crassus avoids the head kick by Batts.
Batts thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crassus if he has to take too many more of those.
Crassus with a nice cross.
Batts looks to land a body kick but Crassus moved away.
Batts looks to land a left hand but Crassus moved out of range nicely.
Crassus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crassus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batts throws a sloppy head kick and Crassus moves out of range easily.
Batts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batts tries a head kick but it misses.
Batts misses with a head kick.
Crassus slips a straight right by Batts.
Billy Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crassus digs a good hook to Batts's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crassus, as that shot connected.
Crassus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crassus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Billy Batts has been cut.
Crassus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crassus duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crassus misses with a head kick.
Batts looks to throw a body kick
and Crassus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
Batts lands a jab-cross combination.
Batts looks to land a right hand but Crassus moved out of range.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
Crassus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batts throws a leg kick
and Crassus counters with an outside leg kick.
Crassus moves out of range as Batts strikes.
Batts throws a lazy head kick
and Crassus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crassus misses with a wild body shot.
Crassus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crassus avoids the body shot from Batts.
Batts misses with a hook
and Crassus counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Crassus.
Batts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crassus shoots in for a takedown but Batts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crassus shoots in looking for a takedown but Batts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crassus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a body punch but Crassus moves out of range.
Crassus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Batts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crassus.
Crassus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batts throws a lazy uppercut
and Crassus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Batts throws an overhand right that lands on Crassus's shoulder, as Crassus tries to avoid the shot.
Batts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Billy Batts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batts blocks the body kick.
Batts tries to work over Crassus's front leg with a kick but Crassus checks it.
Crassus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Batts throws a wild body kick that Crassus sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crassus counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crassus misses with a head kick.
Batts lands with a good body shot.
Batts misses with a two punch combination.
Batts throws a leg kick that misses.
Batts thows a body shot but no joy.
Crassus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Batts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crassus.
A left lands for Batts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts throws a body kick that misses.
Crassus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Batts leaves Crassus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Crassus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Batts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batts throws a leg kick
and Crassus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crassus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batts throws a solid leg kick but Crassus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Batts.
Batts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crassus throws a hook but Batts avoids it easily.
Crassus lands a front kick.
Batts looks to throw a body kick
and Crassus counters with a solid body kick.
Batts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crassus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crassus throws a leg kick
and Batts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crassus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crassus gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Batts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crassus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crassus cracks Batts with a big right hand but Batts just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Crassus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crassus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crassus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Crassus gets to mount! Batts was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Batts is trying to escape the mount.
Crassus looking to control but Batts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts wants to control but Crassus is having none of it.
Batts is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts is in all sorts of trouble here.
Batts tries to hold on but Crassus pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Batts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Batts is working hard here to advance position.
Crassus throws a strike but Batts avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Crassus looking to sit in guard and control but Batts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crassus is trying to keep Batts in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crassus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Batts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crassus wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crassus controls Batts momentarily but Batts frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Crassus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Batts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Batts blocks the low kick.
Crassus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Batts thuds his right hand into Crassus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Batts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crassus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Crassus.
Batts blocks a head kick by Crassus.
Batts throws a leg kick
and Crassus counters with a low kick, right behind Batts 's knee.
Crassus scores with a leg kick.
Crassus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crassus fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Batts there as he acknowledges the shot.
Batts takes one to the chin there.
Batts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crassus.
A head kick by Batts misses
and Crassus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crassus.
Crassus throws a body punch but Batts moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Crassus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Crassus. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crassus ducks right into an uppercut from Batts.
Crassus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batts. Batts obviously looking to wear him down.
Batts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crassus can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts throws the kick towards the body but Crassus avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Batts checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Batts blocks the low kick.
Batts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Batts lands a nice shot that snaps Crassus's head back.
Batts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crassus circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcus Crassus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crassus blocks the body kick.
Batts scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts gets caught flat footed, as Crassus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crassus wants to control from the top but Batts keeps moving.
Crassus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Batts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crassus is looking to work some ground and pound but Batts has wrist control.
Crassus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crassus connects with a couple of short punches.
Batts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Batts holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crassus!
Crassus wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Batts doesn't have the hooks in and Crassus manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batts managing to control the position.
Batts trying to keep a closed guard but Crassus is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Marcus Crassus just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Billy Batts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crassus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crassus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crassus slips under a jab.
Batts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crassus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crassus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crassus thumps Batts with a low kick.
Batts throws a lazy right hand but Crassus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Batts tenderised Crassus's leg. Crassus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batts clinches with his opponent.
Crassus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batts's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crassus breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Batts misses.
A low kick from Batts is predictable there
and Crassus counters with a takedown into side control.
Crassus staying calm.
Batts on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crassus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries to improve position but can't.
Crassus gets to mount! Batts was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Crassus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crassus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crassus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Batts's face.
Batts tries to reverse the position but Crassus maintains control.
Crassus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries to lock up and control but Crassus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crassus landing strikes from the mount and Batts is in trouble!
Crassus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crassus lands a big shot there that rocks Batts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crassus lands a big shot there that rocks Batts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Batts is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Oh Batts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crassus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Batts?
Crassus postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Batts is out cold - huge knockout for Crassus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Crassus!
Marcus Crassus took some time post fight to say the following; 'I would like to thank Grandmaster Pico. Saving the boss 3mil dollars. Wonder if he will buy me new clothes? Sam Hall i want you next!'.
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