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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Russian (ranked 1065 p4p, 2808 weight class) and Nero La Croix (ranked 129 p4p, 306 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Big Russian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Big Russian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 70 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nero La Croix!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russian rushes La Croix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
La Croix blocking some punches.
Russian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
La Croix blocking some punches.
Russian misses with some punches.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix jumps guard.
Russian stops La Croix from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and La Croix manages to end up in side control.
Russian tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Will La Croix go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix decides to stand up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
La Croix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russian moves into the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Russian.
La Croix jumps into guard, dragging Russian to the mat.
Russian stops La Croix from standing up.
Russian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for La Croix on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Russian.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix wants to take the fight to the mat but Russian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
La Croix breaks from the clinch.
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
La Croix wants to take the fight to the mat but Russian manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Russian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Russian has managed to clinch.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Croix can do to turn this around?
Russian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Croix wants the takedown. Russian is fighting it off but La Croix persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Russian's guard against the cage.
Russian is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and La Croix dives into side control.
Nero La Croix has got the better of the ground game so far.
La Croix stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
La Croix manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Russian clinches with his opponent.
La Croix is working for takedown but Russian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
La Croix tries to score a body lock takedown but Russian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russian moves into the clinch.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
La Croix goes for a takedown attempt but Russian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero La Croix.
Russian clinches with his opponent.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix pulls guard successfully.
Russian won't allow La Croix to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Russian moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian is fighting off a takedown attempt but La Croix is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Russian to the mat. Russian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
La Croix stands up and waves to Russian to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Russian dominated that second 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.
Russian darts in and clinches La Croix up against the cage.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
A head punch on the inside from Russian fails to land.
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russian has closed the distance and engaged La Croix in a clinch.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
Russian misses with some punches.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Croix manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
La Croix wants to get back to his feet but Russian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Russian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russian rushes La Croix and presses him up against the cage.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Croix gets control of Russian's arms and successfully pulls guard. La Croix will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
La Croix wants to stand but Russian is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
La Croix tries to keep at a distance but Russian has taken the fight into the clinch.
La Croix pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russian won't allow La Croix to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if La Croix can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Russian clearly takes that round.
That's time! Russian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Russian closes the distance and pushes La Croix back into the cage.
La Croix jumps guard.
Russian gets to his feet. La Croix looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Russian forces La Croix back against the cage and clinches.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian instigates a clinch.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russian misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Russian uses from the top position.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on La Croix, up you get!
Russian has La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
La Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russian has La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. La Croix no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
La Croix wants to stand up but Russian is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Russian stands and steps away. La Croix gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Russian has closed the distance and engaged La Croix in a clinch.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian misses with a punch on the inside.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Russian has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
Russian throws a head punch that misses.
Russian is pressed up against the cage. La Croix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russian down to the mat. Russian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Russian darts in and clinches La Croix up against the cage.
Russian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix breaks the clinch.
La Croix gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix breaks the clinch.
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.
La Croix manages to pull guard.
La Croix is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Russian is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on La Croix, up you get!
Russian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Russian had his way with Nero La Croix in 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. This is the final round!
Russian clinches with his opponent.
La Croix jumps guard.
Russian prevents La Croix from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russian moves into range and clinches up with La Croix.
La Croix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Croix, pushing him back against the cage.
La Croix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russian moves into the clinch.
Big Russian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russian misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian lands a left hand.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Croix manages to break the clinch.
Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Croix, pushing him back against the cage.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
La Croix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nero La Croix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russian pushes La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix jumps into guard, dragging Russian to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Croix wants to stand but Russian is controlling the position.
Russian stands up and waves to La Croix to follow him.
Russian pushes La Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big Russian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russian clinches with his opponent.
La Croix breaks the clinch.
Russian clinches up against the cage.
La Croix decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Croix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Russian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russian, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Russian!
Big Russian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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