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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 930 p4p, 1584 weight class) and Julio Christ (ranked 53 p4p, 86 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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54 - 36 - 0 |
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225 cm
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Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 54 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christ walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Mad Onion misses.
Christ checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mad Onion forces Christ back against the cage and clinches.
Mad Onion tries a knee to the head but Christ blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mad Onion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christ's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mad Onion misses with a knee strike.
Mad Onion will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christ up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ dodges an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Christ blocks an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Mad Onion has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.
Mad Onion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Christ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion misses with a body punch.
Mad Onion tries a knee to the head but Christ blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mad Onion.
Mad Onion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Mad Onion misses with a body punch.
Mad Onion stalls.
Mad Onion trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mad Onion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christ's brow.
Mad Onion comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Julio Christ has been cut.
Mad Onion lands an elbow that stopped Christ in his tracks for a moment.
Mad Onion taking a breather.
Mad Onion tries to stall but Christ uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mad Onion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christ is keeping busy.
Mad Onion misses with a punch on the inside.
Mad Onion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mad Onion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad Onion tries to throw a body punch but Christ avoids it by throwing Mad Onion back against the cage.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mad Onion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mad Onion landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mad Onion trying to land knees to the body.
Mad Onion has Christ pressed against the cage, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christ blocks an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion trying to land knees to the body.
Christ is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mad Onion pushes off an throws an elbow but Christ leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ digs a right hand into Mad Onion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mad Onion's gas tank.
Mad Onion landing knees to the body.
Christ looks winded!
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mad Onion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christ is defending well for now.
Mad Onion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Christ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mad Onion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christ blocks an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Christ takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Julio Christ's cut even more.
Christ stalling in the clinch but Mad Onion improves position.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christ throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Onion trying to land knees to the body.
Mad Onion working aggressively here.
Mad Onion scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Mad Onion slowing the pace effectively.
Christ misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Onion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Christ.
Mad Onion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Christ blocks it with crossed arms.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mad Onion connects with a looping right hand.
Mad Onion with the inside leg kick.
Mad Onion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Mad Onion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Christ's cut.
That's time! Mad Onion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mad Onion lands a nice shot that snaps Christ's head back.
Mad Onion is looking to clinch.
Christ takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mad Onion doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Christ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mad Onion's head.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mad Onion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christ counters with a body kick.
Mad Onion rushes Christ and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mad Onion lands a damaging elbow.
Christ tries to work over Mad Onion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mad Onion misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mad Onion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Christ looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christ is looking to land body kicks.
Christ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mad Onion wants to clinch.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mad Onion doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Mad Onion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mad Onion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mad Onion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mad Onion throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Christ drops Mad Onion with a big left hand and mounts him. Mad Onion is in big trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mad Onion's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mad Onion might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Christ controlling from mount.
Mad Onion is trying to stand.
Mad Onion has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Christ has good solid back control here.
Mad Onion trying to get back to his feet but Christ is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mad Onion wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Good control from Christ.
Mad Onion is trying to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Christ lands with a shot to the body.
Christ misses with a body kick.
Mad Onion clinches.
Mad Onion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Christ blocks an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Christ is struggling to control the position.
Christ managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.
Mad Onion lands an elbow inside that Christ shrugs off.
Mad Onion pushes off an throws an elbow but Christ leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christ.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mad Onion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christ's brow.
Mad Onion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christ's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion pushes off an throws an elbow but Christ leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily.
Mad Onion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christ is out of range and Mad Onion settles back down.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luke Mad Onion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mad Onion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christ throws a counter combo.
Mad Onion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mad Onion is looking to clinch.
Christ slips a straight right by Mad Onion.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christ flicks out a counter leg kick but Mad Onion steps away.
Mad Onion tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Christ counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christ is out of range and Mad Onion settles back down.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Mad Onion misses with a left hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mad Onion wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Mad Onion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mad Onion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad Onion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Onion wants to stand but Christ has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Christ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion is looking to stand up but Christ won't let him.
Mad Onion stopping the sweep attempt from Christ.
Mad Onion gets to his feet - Christ follows without any prompting.
Christ throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mad Onion.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ blocks a low kick nicely.
Mad Onion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mad Onion gets a clinch.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ breaks from the clinch.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion with the inside leg kick.
Mad Onion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christ counters with a big uppercut that knocks Mad Onion off his feet! Christ dives into side control looking to finish!
Mad Onion is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad Onion wants to get back to his feet but Christ is dominant here and he's now got Mad Onion's back!
Oh Mad Onion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mad Onion is trying to get back to his feet but Christ has full control of the position and if anything, Mad Onion has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mad Onion seems to have got his legs back now.
Christ is riding his opponent, not letting Mad Onion buck him off.
Julio Christ has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mad Onion is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Christ!
An out of breath Julio Christ 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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mgr
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RATING
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