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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Crazyhorse (ranked 1000 p4p, 905 weight class) and Francesco Monroe (ranked 128 p4p, 122 weight class). Crazyhorse comes to the cage accompanied by They Don’t Care About Us. 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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16 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crazyhorse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
Crazyhorse lands with a good body shot.
Crazyhorse throws a sloppy head kick
and Monroe counters with a nice uppercut.
Crazyhorse digs a good hook to Monroe's body.
Crazyhorse connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Francesco Monroe has been cut.
Crazyhorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crazyhorse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monroe thinking.
Crazyhorse moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Crazyhorse scores with the left hand. Monroe knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe connects with a single shot there.
Crazyhorse punishes Monroe's body with a nice straight punch.
Monroe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crazyhorse circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crazyhorse.
James Crazyhorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook to the body
enabling Monroe to counter with a crisp jab.
Crazyhorse lands a lovely overhand right.
Crazyhorse misses the jab.
Monroe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crazyhorse on the side of the head.
Monroe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crazyhorse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crazyhorse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crazyhorse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monroe. Monroe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crazyhorse misses with a looping right.
Crazyhorse scores with a jab.
Monroe is still on wobbly legs! Can Crazyhorse finish him?
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crazyhorse.
Monroe seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a jab to the body
and Crazyhorse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Crazyhorse lands a nice shot to the body.
Crazyhorse throws a lazy uppercut
and Monroe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crazyhorse throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Crazyhorse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe misses with a two punch combination.
Monroe lands a nice looking body shot.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
Monroe slips a jab from Crazyhorse.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monroe! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse throws a poor cross that misses
and Monroe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crazyhorse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crazyhorse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Crazyhorse scores with a sloppy right hand. Monroe should have avoided that one.
Crazyhorse slips a jab from Monroe.
Crazyhorse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crazyhorse.
A jab from Crazyhorse does it's job there.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Francesco Monroe's cut even more.
Crazyhorse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crazyhorse misses with a body shot
and Monroe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Crazyhorse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crazyhorse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crazyhorse moves out of range as Monroe throws a body kick.
Crazyhorse appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse misses with a double jab
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crazyhorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse stuns Monroe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Crazyhorse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Monroe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crazyhorse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crazyhorse misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crazyhorse counters with a nice uppercut.
Crazyhorse throws a lazy right hand but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crazyhorse drops Monroe with a big left hand and mounts him. Monroe is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe wants to hold on but Crazyhorse pushes him away.
Monroe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Monroe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crazyhorse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crazyhorse is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Monroe is surviving well by controlling Crazyhorse's body position as best he can.
Crazyhorse looking to control but Monroe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to escape the mount.
Monroe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Crazyhorse is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Monroe is surviving well by controlling Crazyhorse's body position as best he can.
Crazyhorse wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
Crazyhorse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Monroe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crazyhorse controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crazyhorse tries to control but Monroe wriggling away.
Monroe wants to hold on but Crazyhorse pushes him away.
Monroe can't escape the position.
Crazyhorse wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
Crazyhorse is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Monroe is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Monroe flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Crazyhorse anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Monroe and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Crazyhorse slips an arm under Monroe chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Crazyhorse has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Crazyhorse is squeezing on Monroe like an anaconda would it's prey. Monroe fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). 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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