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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Croak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripley has chosen The Talented Mr. Ripley - Tu Vuo' Fa l'Americano as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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263 lbs
16 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Croak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ripley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Croak blocks a leg kick.
Croak pushes Ripley up against the cage in a clinch.
Ripley jumps guard but Croak stands there with Ripley around his waist. Ripley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ripley is trying to pull guard but Croak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Croak breaks from the clinch.
Croak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ripley.
Croak tries to clinch up.
Croak closes the distance and clinches.
Croak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ripley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Croak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Ripley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Croak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Croak takes one to the side of the head.
Croak connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Croak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Croak wants to stand and escape but Ripley is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croak is wriggling around but Ripley manages to pass to half guard.
Croak kicks off Ripley and gets to his feet.
Ripley looks to land a combination but Croak avoids it well.
Ripley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Croak closes the distance and clinches.
Ripley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Croak breaks from the clinch.
Ripley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Croak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Croak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Croak slips a jab and a cross from Ripley.
Ripley throws a right hand that Croak ducks under and follows up with a left that Croak also avoids with ease.
Croak blocks a head kick by Ripley.
Croak takes the fight into the clinch.
Croak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Croak tries to clinch but Ripley is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croak motions for Ripley to come forward. Croak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Croak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ripley.
Ripley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Croak checks a low kick from Ripley.
A combination from Ripley does no damage.
Croak blocks the body kick.
Ripley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ripley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ripley moves out of range of the strikes.
Ripley is looking to clinch.
Croak instigates a clinch.
Croak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ripley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mr Ripley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripley's corner calls for a 1-2. Ripley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Croak tries to clinch but Ripley is having none of it.
Ripley avoids the head kick by Croak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croak clinches.
Croak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ripley moves into the clinch.
Croak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Croak has closed the distance and engaged Ripley in a clinch.
Croak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ripley is looking to clinch but Croak is avoiding it.
Croak doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripley circles away.
Croak tries to clinch up.
Ripley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Croak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Croak keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripley needs to keep his hands up - Croak had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Croak blocks a jab.
Ripley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ripley prevents Croak from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley stands up out of the half guard.
Ripley looks to land a combination but Croak avoids it well.
Croak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ripley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Croak takes the fight into the clinch.
Croak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Croak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ripley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Croak circles away quickly and effectively.
Croak forces Ripley back against the cage and clinches.
Croak breaks from the clinch.
Ripley swinging wildly here.
Ripley throws a right hand that Croak ducks under and follows up with a left that Croak also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Croak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ripley misses with a double jab.
Ripley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Croak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Croak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Croak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Croak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Croak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ripley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Croak doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripley circles away.
Croak throws a jab when Ripley was well out of range.
Ripley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ripley is looking to clinch.
Ripley misses with a head kick.
Croak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ripley working hard to break the clinch.
Ripley is trying to pull guard but Croak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Croak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Croak misses.
Croak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ripley.
Croak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ripley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ripley fails to land with a series of punches.
Ripley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like John Croak has been cut.
Ripley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Croak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ripley scrambles back to his feet.
John Croak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Croak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley tries to pull guard but Croak holds him up against the cage and eventually Ripley drops back down to his feet.
John Croak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Ripley.
Croak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ripley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ripley misses with a takedown attempt - Croak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Ripley.
Ripley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Croak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Croak closes the distance and clinches.
Croak successfully pulls guard.
Croak has his feet on Ripley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ripley tries to clinch but Croak moves away
and Croak counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Croak drives through and clinches with Ripley against the cage.
Ripley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Croak manages to break the clinch.
Croak Rushes Ripley and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Ripley is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Croak Piles on the pressure and Ripley crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Croak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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