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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skunk Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmie Craig!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skunk Asap!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap has managed to clinch.
Craig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asap lands a nice knee to the body.
Craig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asap has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Asap to work.
A head punch on the inside from Craig fails to land.
Asap is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Craig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asap.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jimmie Craig has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Asap.
Asap landing knees to the head.
Craig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asap obliges.
Asap has Craig pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asap stalling.
Craig misses with some punches.
Craig stalling against the cage.
Asap pressing his opponent against the cage.
Craig misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Asap.
Asap blocking some punches.
Craig pressing his opponent against the cage.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Craig blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Craig.
Asap crunches a lovely knee into Craig's ribcage.
Craig struggles to land a body shot inside as Asap controls his hands.
Craig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Craig.
Craig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Craigs head.
Craig being controlled against the cage.
Craig taking a breather.
Asap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asap holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Craig blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap controlling the action here for a moment.
Craig misses with a punch on the inside.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Asap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asap connects with a knee to the head.
Craig misses with the head strike.
Come on Asap - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Asap lands a good knee to the midsection. Craig won't want to take too many of those.
Asap landing knees to the head.
Craig avoiding damage as Asap throws knees to the body.
Craig working aggressively here.
Craig looking to stall.
Asap is looking to control Craig's arms but Craig gets an underhook and turns him. Now Asap has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asap drops Craig with a big knee straight up the middle! Craig is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Craig is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Asap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asap blocks a head kick by Craig.
Craig sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Asap lands a leg kick that knocks Craig off balance momentarily.
Asap takes the fight into the clinch.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Craig blocks with his arms.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Craig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Craig misses with some punches.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skunk Asap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmie Craig'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.
Craig misses with a shot to the body
and Asap counters with a big head kick but Craig shrugs it off.
Craig connects with the punch.
Craig scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jimmie Craig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asap blocks a jab.
Craig's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asap connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Craig scrambles back to his feet.
Asap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Craig was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Asap.
Asap cracks the inside of Craig's front leg.
Asap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Craig throws a body punch but Asap moves out of range.
Asap goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asap connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Craig.
Skunk Asap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Asap throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asap.
Asap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Craig, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Asap.
Craig is trying to stall.
Craig takes a knee to the side of the body.
Craig throws a head punch that misses.
Skunk Asap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Craig blocks it.
Craig misses with the head strike.
Asap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asap with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Craig's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Asap leaning his opponent against the cage.
Craig is trying to break the clinch but Asap has him pressed against the cage.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Craig blocks with his arms.
Asap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Craig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Asap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Craig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asap blocks a body shot from Craig.
Craig has a couple of punches blocked by Asap.
Asap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Craig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asap is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Craig seems to have got his legs back now.
Craig takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asap slowing the pace effectively.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asap landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig throws a punch but it's blocked by Asap.
Asap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Craig can't find room to land a body shot as Asap controls the action.
Asap stalling.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Craig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asap's elbow.
Craig being controlled against the cage.
Asap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asap blocks an uppercut.
Asap drops Craig with a big knee straight up the middle! Craig is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Asap throws a nice outside leg kick.
Craig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craig throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craig steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Asap. That one must have hurt.
Asap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craig.
Asap was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Asap has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asaps head.
Asap lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Asap.
Asap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Craig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Craig swings wildly with an uppercut but Asap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Craig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Craig.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Asap on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skunk Asap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmie Craig's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Asap throws a sloppy head kick and Craig moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Craig.
Craig misses with a body shot
and Asap counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Asap rushes Craig and presses him up against the cage.
Asap just leaning against Craig, taking a breather.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asap misses with a knee strike.
Asap content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asap's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craig letting Asap take a breather here.
Craig throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Craig is blocking nicely.
Asap is struggling to control the position.
Asap scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craig struggles to land a body shot inside as Asap controls his hands.
Craig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Craig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craig tries to work over Asap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asap has him pressed against the cage.
Craig is looking to control Asap's arms but Asap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Craig has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Asap.
Asap lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Craig or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asap obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
Asap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asap lands a nice knee to the body.
Asap lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craig blocks a body shot from Asap.
Craig working aggressively here.
Asap lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Craig to his knees! Asap keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skunk Asap!
Skunk Asap is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Skunk Asap thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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