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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logen Crowvacs (ranked 4708 p4p, 4609 weight class) and Leon Bobbers (ranked 0 p4p, 549 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 cm 18 265 0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm 25 250 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Logen Crowvacs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Bobbers! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bobbers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crowvacs but Crowvacs pushes him off and we're back to square one. Crowvacs gets tackled into the cage by Bobbers. Bobbers maintains the clinch. Crowvacs takes an elbow to the temple. Crowvacs breaks from the clinch.
Crowvacs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Bobbers tries to counter with a clinch but Crowvacs shakes him off and moves away. Bobbers closes the distance and clinches. Bobbers breaks the clinch.
Bobbers fakes the leg kick and cracks Crowvacs in the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bobbers. Bobbers misses with the combination.
Bobbers closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bobbers manages to break the clinch.
Crowvacs gets a clinch. Bobbers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Crowvacs pulls guard successfully.
Crowvacs wants to stand but Bobbers is controlling the position. Crowvacs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bobbers tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowvacs is retaining full guard. Bobbers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Bobbers trying to control the action but Crowvacs is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crowvacs wants to control but Bobbers postures up. Bobbers controlling from side mount. Bobbers stands up. Bobbers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bobbers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crowvacs uses from the top position. Bobbers is pulling down on Crowvacs's head to control his posture. Crowvacs sitting in guard, not really doing much. Crowvacs looking to sit in guard and control but Bobbers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bobbers stands and steps away. Crowvacs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bobbers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crowvacs is fending him off so far but Bobbers persists. Nope, Crowvacs circles away and we're back to standing. Logen Crowvacs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Bobbers. Bobbers has closed the distance and engaged Crowvacs in a clinch.
Crowvacs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bobbers is defending well. Crowvacs wants a takedown but no success here.
Crowvacs is trying to break the clinch but Bobbers has him pressed against the cage. Bobbers pulls guard. Crowvacs trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobbers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bobbers tries to land a sweep but no joy. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bobbers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crowvacs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Bobbers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crowvacs's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bobbers dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Bobbers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Crowvacs is looking to counter the offense by Bobbers and move into the clinch. Bobbers closes the distance and clinches. Bobbers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crowvacs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bobbers has Crowvacs pressed against the cage, preventing Crowvacs from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Crowvacs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bobbers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Crowvacs is looking to control Bobbers's arms but Bobbers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crowvacs has his back to the cage. Bobbers breaks the clinch.
Bobbers lands a high kick!
Crowvacs gets tackled into the cage by Bobbers. Bobbers maintains the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bobbers lands an elbow that stopped Crowvacs in his tracks for a moment. Crowvacs swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobbers uses good head movement to avoid it. Bobbers manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bobbers clinches up against the cage. Crowvacs looking for a takedown. Bobbers breaks the clinch.
Bobbers moves into the clinch successfully.
Crowvacs tries for a takedown but Bobbers manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logen Crowvacs. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bobbers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crowvacs backwards. Bobbers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobbers stuffs the takedown attempt from Crowvacs. Crowvacs gets slowly back to his feet. And Bobbers tries to counter it with a takedown but Crowvacs pushes his down on his head and steps out. Crowvacs motions for Bobbers to come forward. Crowvacs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Crowvacs goes for a double leg but Bobbers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bobbers continues to drive forward. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Crowvacs wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobbers won't allow it.
Crowvacs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bobbers has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bobbers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crowvacs's face.
Leon Bobbers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Bobbers lands a right hand. Bobbers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bobbers forces Crowvacs back against the cage and clinches. Crowvacs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Crowvacs shoots in for a takedown but Bobbers shows good takedown defense. Bobbers darts in and clinches Crowvacs up against the cage. Bobbers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobbers shoots in but no luck this time. Crowvacs changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Bobbers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Bobbers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Crowvacs misses with a body punch
and Bobbers counters with a left and a right that stings Crowvacs. Crowvacs fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bobbers clinches with his opponent.
Bobbers slowing the pace effectively. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bobbers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. The crowd are getting on Bobbers's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Bobbers pulls Crowvacs into guard.
Bobbers pushes Crowvacs off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bobbers has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Crowvacs stuffs the takedown attempt from Bobbers. Bobbers gets slowly back to his feet. Crowvacs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bobbers. Bobbers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bobbers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bobbers clinches up with Crowvacs and pushes him back against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bobbers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bobbers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowvacs pushes Bobbers up against the cage in a clinch. Bobbers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowvacs looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobbers is just out of range. Bobbers forces Crowvacs back against the cage and clinches. Crowvacs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bobbers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bobbers.
Crowvacs jumps guard but Bobbers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. The referee is keeping an eye on Bobbers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Crowvacs's face as he tries to break the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bobbers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bobbers instigates a clinch. Crowvacs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bobbers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice body kick there by Bobbers. Bobbers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crowvacs circles away. Bobbers clinches. Bobbers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowvacs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bobbers.
Bobbers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bobbers scores with a nice body kick.
Crowvacs doesn't succeed with the takedown and Bobbers counters with a three punch combo that has Crowvacs backing up. Crowvacs nods at Bobbers to acknowledge the strikes. The fight moves into the clinch position. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bobbers slowing the pace effectively. Bobbers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crowvacs pulls him back up using the underhooks. Bobbers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nice sprawl there from Bobbers as Crowvacs shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logen Crowvacs. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bobbers rushes Crowvacs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bobbers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bobbers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crowvacss head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobbers. Crowvacs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Crowvacs rushes Bobbers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Crowvacs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Bobbers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bobbers clinches up with Crowvacs and pushes him back against the cage. Crowvacs is trying to break free. A bit of stalling here from Bobbers.
Bobbers breaks the clinch.
Bobbers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Crowvacs tries to pull guard but Bobbers holds him up against the cage and eventually Crowvacs drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Crowvacs tries to break the clinch but Bobbers is controlling the position. Bobbers stalling the fight.
Crowvacs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bobbers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bobbers moves into the clinch successfully.
Bobbers breaks from the clinch.
Logen Crowvacs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The fight moves into the clinch position. Crowvacs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bobbers to keep the fight standing. The referee is keeping an eye on Bobbers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crowvacs tries for a takedown but Bobbers manages to get underhooks.
Bobbers gets control of Crowvacs's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bobbers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Bobbers pulls Crowvacs in close to his closed guard and prevents Crowvacs from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bobbers uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bobbers is defended easily by Crowvacs. Bobbers closes the distance and clinches. Bobbers effectively controlling the action here. Bobbers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight! Leon Bobbers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Bobbers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bobbers!
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energy
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