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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Crazyhorse (ranked 865 p4p, 1194 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 45 p4p, 82 weight class). Crazyhorse comes to the cage accompanied by They Don’t Care About Us. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crazyhorse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazyhorse scores with a sloppy right hand. Vieira should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Vieira misses its intended target.
Vieira connects with a crisp jab.
Crazyhorse connects with a right hand. Vieira shakes it off.
Vieira misses with an uppercut. Crazyhorse saw that one coming.
Vieira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vieira blocks a head kick by Crazyhorse.
Vieira misses with a left hand
and Vieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vieira works Crazyhorse's body with a nice hook.
Crazyhorse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crazyhorse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vieira doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Vieira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crazyhorse throwing a counter right hand but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Vieira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vieira throws a right hand that misses
and Crazyhorse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crazyhorse lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vieira on the side of the head.
Crazyhorse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crazyhorse lands with an uppercut that bounces Vieira off the cage and back into range.
Crazyhorse pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vieira back to the cage. Crazyhorse follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Crazyhorse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vieira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vieira misses with an uppercut
and Crazyhorse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieira avoids the head kick by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vieira misses with a left hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crazyhorse.
A shot to the liver by Crazyhorse. Beautiful body shot.
Vieira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crazyhorse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vieira scrambles back to his feet.
Crazyhorse dips to his left and cracks Vieira with an uppercut!
Crazyhorse throws a jab when Vieira was well out of range.
Vieira flicks out a counter leg kick but Crazyhorse steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Crazyhorse lands.
Crazyhorse misses with a body shot.
Vieira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crazyhorse.
Jab by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crazyhorse is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vieira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Crazyhorse.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crazyhorse, as that shot connected.
Crazyhorse digs a good hook to Vieira's body.
Crazyhorse misses with the combination.
Crazyhorse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse dodges the punch combination from Vieira.
Crazyhorse throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Vieira throws a lazy right hand but Crazyhorse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vieira throws a right hand that misses
and Crazyhorse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crazyhorse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieira.
James Crazyhorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazyhorse slips a jab and a cross from Vieira.
Vieira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crazyhorse is out of range.
Crazyhorse lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crazyhorse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Crazyhorse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vieira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crazyhorse jabs Vieira right on the nose. Vieira blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira avoids the body shot from Crazyhorse.
Vieira throws out a counter right but Crazyhorse avoids it with no problem.
Crazyhorse scores with a shot to the body.
Vieira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crazyhorse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crazyhorse lands a head shot.
Crazyhorse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vieira.
Vieira dips to his left and cracks Crazyhorse with an uppercut!
Crazyhorse cracks Vieira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vieira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crazyhorse counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Crazyhorse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crazyhorse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vieira slips a jab from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse lands a glancing blow to the side of Vieira's head.
Nice defenses there by Crazyhorse.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Crazyhorse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crazyhorse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vieira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crazyhorse throws a body shot but no joy.
Vieira throws a hook to the side of Crazyhorse's head but Crazyhorse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James Crazyhorse is winning the standup battle so far.
Vieira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crazyhorse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crazyhorse works over Vieira's head and body with a nice combination.
Crazyhorse throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Crazyhorse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vieira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crazyhorse lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crazyhorse blocks a jab.
Vieira misses with an uppercut
enabling Crazyhorse to counter with a crisp jab.
Crazyhorse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vieira can do to turn this around?
Crazyhorse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vieira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crazyhorse has got the better of the exchanges.
Crazyhorse throws a hook to the side of Vieira's head but Vieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crazyhorse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away.
Vieira is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crazyhorse. Vieira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vieira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vieira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crazyhorse lands a body shot.
Vieira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crazyhorse counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vieira is breathing heavily.
Crazyhorse just misses with a punch to the body.
Crazyhorse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vieira.
Vieira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Crazyhorse misses.
Crazyhorse scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crazyhorse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Crazyhorse.
As Crazyhorse backs off Vieira throws a huge counter combo but Crazyhorse manages to avoid it all.
Crazyhorse misses with a body shot.
Crazyhorse throws a series of punches but Vieira avoids them all with ease.
Crazyhorse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vieira has time to react.
Crazyhorse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Vieira.
Crazyhorse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crazyhorse looks to score with a jab to the body but Vieira is just out of range.
Crazyhorse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vieira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crazyhorse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vieira doesn't seem bothered though.
Crazyhorse tests Vieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vieira doesn't seem bothered though.
Crazyhorse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vieira misses with a left hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crazyhorse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crazyhorse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Crazyhorse. That snapped Vieira's head back.
Crazyhorse lands with an overhand left.
Crazyhorse connects with a body shot that sends Vieira's belly button to the back.
Vieira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crazyhorse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crazyhorse lands a nice hook to Vieira's body. Vieira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crazyhorse looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse cracks Vieira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crazyhorse lands with an overhand left.
Vieira is rocked!
Crazyhorse throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vieira! But no joy.
Vieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Crazyhorse finish him?
Crazyhorse thuds a left hand into Vieira's body.
Vieira seems to have recovered his senses.
Crazyhorse catches Vieira napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Vieira to the canvas!
Crazyhorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crazyhorse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crazyhorse wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Crazyhorse dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vieira misses with a right hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a stiff right hand.
Crazyhorse lands with a nice body kick.
Vieira needs to keep his hands up - Crazyhorse had a free shot at his head there.
Crazyhorse lands with a slapping head kick.
Crazyhorse scores with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse cracks Vieira with an uppercut from hell and Vieira crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Crazyhorse's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazyhorse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crazyhorse looking to sit in guard and control but Vieira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira won't allow Crazyhorse to sweep him here.
Crazyhorse seems keen to control Vieira's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crazyhorse is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vieira, into his guard.
Vieira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crazyhorse controlling from the top position.
James Crazyhorse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crazyhorse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vieira is keeping the position for now.
Crazyhorse showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Crazyhorse from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Crazyhorse prevents Vieira from getting back to his feet.
Crazyhorse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vieira throws a body punch but Crazyhorse moves out of range.
Vieira throws a poor cross that misses
and Vieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crazyhorse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crazyhorse lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crazyhorse is looking to score with low kicks.
Crazyhorse scores with a hook to the body. Vieira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crazyhorse on the side of the head.
Crazyhorse gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Vieira counter with a right hand.
Crazyhorse looks for the body kick but Vieira saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Vieira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crazyhorse swings for the body but Vieira moves out of range.
Crazyhorse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jorlan Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crazyhorse moves away from the strike by Vieira.
A counter left hand to the body from Crazyhorse misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Crazyhorse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crazyhorse 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Crazyhorse!
An out of breath James Crazyhorse thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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