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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 2679 p4p, 3569 weight class) and Johnny Zod (ranked 341 p4p, 429 weight class). Zod has chosen Where The Streets Have No Name as his entrance music. Johnny Zod has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Crazy Horse's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Zod!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Horse counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse lands with a left to the head.
Horse misses with some punches.
Horse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zod backwards.
Zod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse is leaning against Zod and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Horse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zod blocks an uppercut.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
Zod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horse has him pressed against the cage.
Horse definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Horse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse is pushing Zod up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Horse avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Zod.
A nice left hand lands by Horse.
Horse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zod or not.
Horse cracks Zod with a nice body shot.
Horse lands with a right to the head.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse taking a breather.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zod's elbow.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horse tries a body shot but Zod blocks it.
A short uppercut from Horse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse tries a body shot but Zod blocks it.
Horse controlling the action here for a moment.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zod looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in the clinch, Horse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horse presses Zod against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zod manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Zod is trying to force a seperation but Horse has the dominant position.
Zod is trying to push Horse away but Horse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zod blocking some punches.
Zod breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands a head shot.
Horse closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Zod's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Horse working aggressively here.
Horse lands a right hand.
Zod trying to stall but Horse improves his position.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Horse as Zod tries to tie him up.
Zod takes a shot to the head.
Zod breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zod misses with a series of wild punches.
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zod throws a looping overhand right but Horse ducks down to avoid it.
Zod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zod manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zod misses with a looping right.
Zod takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zod throws an off balance right hand
and Horse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Zod misses.
Zod looks to throw the jab but Horse is out of range.
A cross from Horse lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Horse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zod slips under a jab.
Johnny Zod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horse slips a jab from Zod.
Horse is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zod.
Horse slips a straight right by Zod.
Horse fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Horse.
Zod misses with a few strikes there.
Horse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Horse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse throws an off balance right hand
and Zod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zod has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zod there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Horse misses.
Horse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zod can do to turn this around?
Zod throws out a loose jab but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse misses with the combination.
Zod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zod throws an off balance right hand
letting Horse counter with a right hand.
Horse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zod, pushing him back against the cage.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Zod.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Zod.
Zod's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Horse.
Zod tries to break the clinch but Horse is controlling the position.
Horse stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zod.
Horse lands with a left to the head.
Horse working aggressively here.
Horse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zod up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zod.
A short uppercut from Horse.
Horse misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Horse letting Zod take a breather here.
Horse misses with a body punch.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Horse on the inside.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Horse swings wildly with an uppercut but Zod uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Horse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zod is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Horse working aggressively here.
Horse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Horse.
Zod is breathing heavily.
Zod misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse lands an uppercut.
Zod looking to slow down the pace here.
Horse pushes Zod back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horse presses Zod against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zod backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zod counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horse scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zod.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zod! But no joy.
Horse lands with a cross.
Horse rushes Zod and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zod blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Zod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Horse dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zod misses the shot to the body.
Horse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zod connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horse scrambles back to his feet.
Horse pushes Zod up against the cage in a clinch.
Horse keeps control of Zod as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Horse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horse lands with a short shot to the head.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Zod.
Zod wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horse lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zod blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horse.
Horse swings wildly with an uppercut but Zod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horse has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zod tries to break the clinch but Horse is controlling the position.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horse lands a nice shot to the body.
Zod trying to stall but Horse improves his position.
Zod manages to break the clinch.
Zod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horse.
Zod misses with a few strikes there.
Zod takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zod takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horse lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse's corner calls for a 1-2. Horse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horse gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse is working Zod over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse lands with a right to the head.
Zod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zod wants to get back to striking at distance but Horse won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horse.
Horse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Horse.
Horse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Horse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Horse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zod backwards.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zod backwards.
Horse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horse swings wildly with an uppercut but Zod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zod's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horse has Zod pressed against the cage, preventing Zod from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zod is trying to force a seperation but Horse has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Horse swings wildly with an uppercut but Zod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zod blocking some punches.
Horse lands an uppercut.
Crazy Horse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horse.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnny Zod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horse swings wildly with an uppercut but Zod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zod backwards.
Crazy Horse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zod backwards.
Zod has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Horse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Horse!
A very excited looking Crazy Horse made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Johnny Zod stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is bullshit, absolute bullshit, these judges couldn't tell me the colour of a barn if I asked them to. I'll see you three in the parking lot.'.
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hype
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