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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 4814 p4p, 2737 weight class) and Synyx Dall (ranked 486 p4p, 319 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 cm 44 244 30 - 40 - 0 |
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180 cm 43 230 24 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling Dangerous knees Good chin |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Solid 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 30 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Synyx Dall! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dall moves into the clinch. Crimson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crimson up against the cage. Crimson lands with a right to the head. Dall prevents a body shot from Crimson. Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall wants a takedown.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Dall avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crimson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dall blocks it with crossed arms. Crimson stalls. Crimson scores with a shot to the side of Dall's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dall breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dall misses with a knee to the head. Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall. Crimson leaning his opponent against the cage. Dall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dall is working an open guard so Crimson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dall. Dall fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Culver Crimson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Synyx Dall. Dall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily enabling Crimson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crimson throws a head kick that misses. Crimson tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Crimson throws a one two combo.
Crimson closes the distance but Dall moves to the side letting Dall counter with a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Crimson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Crimson throws a nice inside leg kick. Crimson has Dall up against the cage in a clinch.
Crimson leaning against his opponent.
Crimson misses with a knee strike.
Crimson looking to throw knees to the head but Dall is blocking nicely.
Dall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dall with a nice cross. Dall takes a body punch but keeps moving. Culver Crimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Crimson has closed the distance and engaged Dall in a clinch.
Crimson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall backwards. Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall's elbow. Crimson is trying to stall.
Dall lands a takedown into guard.
Crimson wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position. Dall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crimson's guard. Dall wants to take a breather but Crimson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Crimson wants to get back to his feet.
Dall trying to control the action but Crimson is working from the bottom. Dall passes the guard and advances to mount! Crimson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dall throwing strikes here but Crimson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crimson forces Dall back against the cage and clinches. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crimson. Crimson pushes off an throws an elbow but Dall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Crimson scores with a shoulder strike. Crimson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crimson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dall is looking to take this one to the mat. Dall wants a takedown.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dall lands an uppercut. Crimson throws a head punch that misses. Crimson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dall effectively controlling the action here. Dall is trying to pull guard but Crimson has him pressed against the cage. Culver Crimson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Synyx Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dall missing with knees to the body.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson. The referee calls for Crimson to work.
Dall tries to pull guard but Crimson forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Dall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crimson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crimson is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crimson lands with a short shot to the head. Dall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crimson smiles and moves away.
Dall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dall. Crimson tries to clinch but Dall is having none of it. Dall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crimson!
It looks like Synyx Dall has been cut. The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land. Crimson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Crimson looking to throw knees to the head but Dall is blocking nicely.
Dall tries to pull guard but Crimson won't allow it.
Crimson throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dall as Crimson tries to tie him up. Dall wants to get back to striking at distance but Crimson won't allow it.
Crimson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around? Crimson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crimson smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Crimson stuffs the takedown. Crimson thuds his right hand into Dall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Dall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crimson throws a shot to the body.
Crimson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A head kick misses from Crimson. Dall looks like he wants to counter punch here. Crimson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dall. Crimson takes the fight into the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Crimson tries to clinch but Dall moves out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Synyx Dall'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. This is the final round!
Crimson closes the distance and clinches. Dall wants a takedown but no success here.
Dall breaks the clinch.
Crimson drives through and clinches with Dall against the cage.
Dall wants to take the fight to the mat but Crimson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Crimson throws an elbow but misses. Dall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crimson smiles and moves away.
Culver Crimson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Synyx Dall. Crimson closes the distance and clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crimson throws a head punch that misses. Dall fails to pull guard.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Crimson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crimson throws an elbow but misses. Crimson throws an elbow that misses.
Crimson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crimson looking to throw knees to the head but Dall is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Dall scores with a nice short uppercut. Dall looking to stall.
Crimson presses Dall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Dall manages to break the clinch.
Crimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crimson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Crimson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dall's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crimson lands a jab to Dall's midsection. Crimson gets a clinch. Crimson gets through Dall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Crimson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dall's elbow. Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crimson to keep the fight standing. Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Dall avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage. Dall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crimson smiles and moves away.
Dall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crimson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crimson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dall somewhat. Crimson misses with a double jab.
Crimson fails in his attempt to clinch. Crimson closes the distance and clinches. Dall jumps guard but Crimson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Dall goes for a takedown attempt but Crimson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crimson tries to clinch but Dall is having none of it. Crimson is looking to clinch but Dall is avoiding it.
Crimson moves out of range of the body kick from Dall.
Crimson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Crimson clinches up against the cage. Culver Crimson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Dall tries to pull guard but Crimson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Crimson stalling the fight.
Dall jumps guard but Crimson stands there with Dall around his waist. Dall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Crimson prevents the takedown attempt.
Culver Crimson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Crimson looking to throw knees to the head but Dall is blocking nicely.
Dall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crimson walks away with a smile on his face. Dall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Crimson wants to clinch up but Dall keeps it at a distance. Crimson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dall if he has to take too many more of those.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Crimson tries to clinch but Dall moves out of range. It seemed like Dall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dall swats him away and circles back towards the center. Culver Crimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Crimson misses with a double jab.
Synyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dall keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight! Culver Crimson showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crimson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Culver Crimson! Culver Crimson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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46% |
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