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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross A Zoo (ranked 908 p4p, 129 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 1479 p4p, 197 weight class). Kruschev has chosen Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cross A Zoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Zoo ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Kruschev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A Zoo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev connects with a body shot that sends A Zoo's belly button to the back.
A Zoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A Zoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A Zoo tried to score with a low kick but Kruschev checks it.
A Zoo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that A Zoo avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by A Zoo.
A Zoo throws a low kick, looking for Kruschev's leg but Kruschev calmly moves out of range.
Kruschev loads up on a big right hand but A Zoo slips the punch.
Kruschev misses with a jab, cross combination.
A Zoo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A Zoo rushes Kruschev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kruschev.
Kruschev is looking for a takedown.
A Zoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A Zoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A Zoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kruschev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kruschev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
Kruschev tries a body shot but A Zoo blocks it.
A Zoo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruschev is looking for a takedown.
Cross A Zoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Kruschev.
Kruschev wants to get back to striking at distance but A Zoo won't allow it.
Kruschev goes for a takedown attempt but A Zoo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kruschev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cross A Zoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A Zoo checks a low kick from Kruschev.
A Zoo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A Zoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Kruschev misses with a two punch combination.
Kruschev clobbers A Zoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
Kruschev moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. A Zoo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kruschev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kruschev tries to clinch up but A Zoo circles away and keeps his distance.
A Zoo slips under a jab.
Kruschev misses with a series of wild punches.
A Zoo is looking to clinch but Kruschev is avoiding it.
A Zoo swinging wildly here.
Kruschev feints the counter takedown.
Kruschev misses with a looping left.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev moves away
and Kruschev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruschev misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
A Zoo moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a lazy uppercut
and A Zoo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kruschev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
Kruschev avoids a wild elbow strike from A Zoo.
Kruschev is looking to break free of the clinch but A Zoo has double underhooks.
A Zoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kruschev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kruschev blocks an elbow strike from A Zoo.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. A Zoo moves away and avoids it.
A Zoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruschev.
A Zoo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kruschev manages to circle out of the way.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Zoo moves away.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
A Zoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A Zoo has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A Zoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A Zoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kruschev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo misses with a body punch
and A Zoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by A Zoo.
A Zoo moves out of range of the strikes.
A Zoo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kruschev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kruschev misses with the head strike.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruschev misses with a lunging right hand
and A Zoo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruschev thinking.
A Zoo lands a jab to Kruschev's midsection.
Kruschev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from A Zoo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruschev.
No joy there for Kruschev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruschev misses with a body punch
and A Zoo counters with a left and a right that stings Kruschev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A Zoo throws a good cross that connects.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Zoo moves away.
Kruschev throws a big shot that misses.
A Zoo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A Zoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. A Zoo moves away and avoids it.
Cross A Zoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruschev throws a shot to the body.
A Zoo wants to clinch.
A Zoo ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
A Zoo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruschev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Zoo misses the shot to the body.
A Zoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kruschev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
A Zoo clinches up with Kruschev and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruschev lands a left hand that snaps the head of A Zoo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo misses with an elbow strike.
A Zoo prevents the takedown attempt.
Cross A Zoo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A Zoo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from A Zoo fails to land.
A Zoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A Zoo lands a right hand.
Kruschev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kruschev breaks from the clinch.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but A Zoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A Zoo throws a big counter combination but Kruschev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kruschev throws an off balance right hand
and A Zoo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kruschev throws the left hand but A Zoo avoids the punch easily.
A Zoo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A Zoo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by A Zoo.
A Zoo closes the distance and clinches.
A Zoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruschev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cross A Zoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Kruschev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev is working for takedown but A Zoo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kruschev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruschev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, A Zoo throws an elbow but misses.
Kruschev dodges an elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A Zoo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruschev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by A Zoo after a bit of a struggle.
Kruschev is working for takedown but A Zoo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kruschev is trying to break the clinch but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
Kruschev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but A Zoo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kruschev is breathing heavily.
Kruschev avoids the elbow strike from A Zoo, against the cage.
Kruschev is trying to break the clinch but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
A Zoo lands a damaging elbow.
Kruschev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. A Zoo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev misses with a wild body shot.
A Zoo clinches up with Kruschev and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruschev is trying to force a seperation but A Zoo has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo lands a left hand.
A Zoo lands a right hand.
Kruschev goes for a takedown attempt but A Zoo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for A Zoo. That snapped Kruschev's head back.
Kruschev throws the left hand but A Zoo avoids the punch easily.
Kruschev misses with a looping right.
Kruschev misses with a body shot
and A Zoo counters with an inside leg kick.
A Zoo thumps Kruschev with a low kick.
Kruschev swats away the attempt to clinch by A Zoo.
Kruschev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A Zoo clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
Kruschev is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev swings wildly with an uppercut but A Zoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kruschev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A Zoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruschev can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Kruschev does no damage.
Kruschev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruschev misses with a few strikes there.
A Zoo is looking to wear down Kruschev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. A Zoo moves away and avoids it.
A Zoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruschev tries to bum rush A Zoo with a series of wild strikes but A Zoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A Zoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruschev gets tackled into the cage by A Zoo. A Zoo maintains the clinch.
Kruschev tries for a takedown. No joy.
A Zoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, A Zoo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruschev working hard to break the clinch.
A Zoo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cross A Zoo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A Zoo connects with a solid leg kick.
A Zoo blocks a jab.
A Zoo misses the shot to the body.
A Zoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A Zoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A Zoo lands with a good body shot.
A Zoo throws a series of punches but Kruschev avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev misses with a body punch
and A Zoo counters with a left and a right that stings Kruschev.
A Zoo cracks the inside of Kruschev's front leg.
A Zoo tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
A Zoo takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev can't break the clinch.
A Zoo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev drops down looking for an ankle pick but A Zoo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kruschev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but A Zoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruschev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A Zoo misses with a double jab.
Kruschev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? A Zoo is fending him off so far but Kruschev persists. Nope, A Zoo circles away and we're back to standing.
Cross A Zoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of A Zoo's head but A Zoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A Zoo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruschev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruschev swings for the body but A Zoo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for A Zoo.
A Zoo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Kruschev with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. A Zoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A Zoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruschev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A Zoo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruschev. That did some damage!
A Zoo takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but A Zoo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow.
Kruschev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but A Zoo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A Zoo lands an elbow inside.
Kruschev tries for a takedown but A Zoo manages to get underhooks.
Kruschev can't get the takedown.
Kruschev has A Zoo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. A Zoo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by A Zoo.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
It looks like Wally Kruschev has been cut.
A Zoo blocking some punches.
A Zoo lands an elbow just above Kruschev 's eye.
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A Zoo scores with a shoulder strike.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, A Zoo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruschev is rocked!
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kruschev is still on wobbly legs! Can A Zoo finish him?
A Zoo lands an elbow inside.
Kruschev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. A Zoo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A Zoo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruschev seems to have recovered his senses.
A Zoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, A Zoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kruschev's brow.
A Zoo gets underhooks to prevent Kruschev's takedown attempt.
Kruschev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A Zoo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from A Zoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A Zoo misses with a few strikes there.
Kruschev swinging wildly here.
A Zoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruschev tries to close the distance and clinch but A Zoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Kruschev. Those never looked like landing.
A Zoo moves into the clinch successfully.
A Zoo misses with an elbow strike.
Kruschev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kruschev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruschev lands with a right hand.
Kruschev lands a head shot.
That kick from A Zoo tenderised Kruschev's leg. Kruschev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. A Zoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cross A Zoo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think A Zoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cross A Zoo!
A relieved looking Cross A Zoo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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