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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between boxing sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shirko cro cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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205 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, boxing sparing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, shirko cro cop!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sparing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cro cop closes the distance and pushes sparing back into the cage.
cro cop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
cro cop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from cro cop misses.
An inside leg kick from sparing misses.
sparing throws a leg kick but cro cop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
sparing throws a head kick that misses.
sparing slips a jab and a cross from cro cop.
sparing wants to slow cro cop down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch combination from sparing misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
sparing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cro cop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sparing scores with a body shot.
cro cop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming sparing to the mat! sparing manages to get full guard.
cro cop looks gassed!
cro cop with a flurry of punches that miss.
sparing keeping moving, preventing cro cop from controlling successfully.
cro cop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
sparing looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sparing wants to stand up but cro cop is controlling him.
sparing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. cro cop manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells sparing's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
sparing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of cro cop's head.
sparing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
cro cop wants to get back to his feet but sparing is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
sparing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
sparing throws a big right hand that misses.
sparing won't allow cro cop to get back to his feet.
cro cop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from sparing.
sparing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
cro cop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst sparing is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sparing throws a wild body kick that cro cop sees coming a mile off.
cro cop has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
sparing misses with a low kick.
sparing looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for cro cop!
cro cop is trying to escape the mount.
sparing in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
cro cop tries to hold on but sparing pushes him away.
cro cop is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sparing lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
cro cop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cro cop is trying to stand up.
sparing lands with some vicious ground and pound - can cro cop hang on?
cro cop is trying to stand.
sparing scores with a couple of good head shots there.
cro cop wants to get back to his feet.
cro cop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
sparing looking to finish cro cop with some ground and pound. This is bad for cro cop!
cro cop is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
sparing looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
sparing pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
cro cop is desperately trying to improve his position but sparing has a good base and remains in mount.
cro cop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by sparing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cro cop is squirming around, avoiding sparing's attempts to control the action.
sparing landing shots from mount.
cro cop slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
sparing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
sparing tries to stand but his hand is stuck under cro cop.
sparing tries to pass the half guard into mount. cro cop knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
cro cop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
sparing wants to lay and pray for a moment but cro cop keeps working.
cro cop has one foot on sparing's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
sparing shoots in looking for a takedown. cro cop tries to sprawl out of it but sparing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. cro cop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
boxing sparing dominated 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.
cro cop throws an overhand right that lands on sparing's shoulder, as sparing tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by cro cop as he checks the leg kick.
cro cop misses with a combination
and sparing cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
sparing throws a shot to the body.
sparing digs a good hook to cro cop's body.
sparing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
sparing drives through and clinches with cro cop against the cage.
sparing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
sparing scores with an uppercut up the middle.
sparing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
cro cop working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from sparing.
sparing lands a knee to the body.
sparing lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from sparing.
cro cop wants to get back to striking at distance but sparing won't allow it.
A short uppercut from sparing.
sparing taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cro cop is working for takedown but sparing is calmly controlling the position for now.
cro cop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
sparing tries to land a knee to the head but cro cop blocks with his arms.
sparing's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
sparing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
sparing is pressed up against the cage. cro cop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag sparing down to the mat. sparing avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
sparing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from cro cop.
sparing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
sparing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sparing lands a nice shot to the body.
sparing takes a kick to the side of the head.
sparing circles away from the clinch attempt
and sparing counters with a three punch combo that has cro cop backing up. cro cop nods at sparing to acknowledge the strikes.
cro cop dodges the punch combination from sparing.
cro cop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
cro cop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
sparing works over cro cop's head and body with a nice combination.
cro cop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
cro cop stands up and beckons sparing to his feet.
sparing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
sparing moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
sparing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sparing connects with the punch.
sparing cracks the inside of cro cop's front leg.
cro cop avoids a punch combination nicely.
sparing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from sparing.
cro cop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and sparing cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
sparing falls off balance throwing a combination
and cro cop counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sparing!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sparing keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
cro cop is in the full mount, landing strikes.
sparing working to try and regain half guard.
sparing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
cro cop tries to control but sparing wriggling away.
cro cop with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns sparing that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
cro cop with the ground and pound from mount.
sparing is working to get back to half guard.
cro cop connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
sparing is looking to improve his position but cro cop isn't that keen on the idea.
cro cop unloads with some shots from mount but sparing bucks and avoids them well.
sparing sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
cro cop lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from cro cop.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
sparing is trying to maintain the position but cro cop is very close to passing his half guard.
cro cop scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
sparing has hold of cro cop's hands but cro cop slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
sparing is pressing down on cro cop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cro cop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but shirko cro cop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
cro cop scores with a push kick.
cro cop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
sparing fails in his attempt to clinch.
sparing throws a nice looking combination but cro cop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
sparing lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
sparing moves into the clinch.
sparing is looking to control cro cop's arms but cro cop gets an underhook and turns him. Now sparing has his back to the cage.
cro cop tries to circle away but sparing has him pinned against the cage.
cro cop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on sparing's face as he tries to break the clinch.
sparing prevents cro cop from breaking the clinch.
sparing lands a hook to the side of the head.
sparing gets through cro cop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
sparing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sparing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from cro cop.
sparing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from sparing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sparing blocks the body kick.
sparing falls off balance throwing a combination
and cro cop counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - sparing scores with a four punch combination!
sparing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but cro cop is out of range.
A head kick misses from sparing.
sparing throws a series of punches but cro cop avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from cro cop as sparing shoots in.
sparing throws a series of punches but cro cop moves out of range.
cro cop has closed the distance and engaged sparing in a clinch.
sparing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite cro cop's efforts to push away.
sparing scores with a nice hook to the head.
cro cop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by sparing misses
and cro cop counters by clinching up.
cro cop is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
cro cop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sparing has him pressed against the cage.
cro cop gets control of sparing's arms and successfully pulls guard. cro cop will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
sparing slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
cro cop is working to avoid the ground and pound but sparing connects with a decent elbow.
sparing misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cro cop is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but sparing has just dragged him back down to the mat.
sparing blocks the strikes from cro cop.
cro cop tries to escape but sparing is in control.
cro cop is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
sparing has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for cro cop!
shirko cro cop has got the better of the ground game so far.
cro cop can't escape the position.
cro cop wants to try and get back to his feet.
cro cop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
cro cop bucks up and throws sparing to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
cro cop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
cro cop throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now sparing is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cro cop has his feet on sparing's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
sparing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cro cop avoids a kick to the body.
sparing tries to clinch up but cro cop circles away and keeps his distance.
sparing is looking to score with low kicks.
cro cop throws a left and a right that both miss
and sparing counters with a one-two to the body.
cro cop blocks a low kick nicely.
cro cop wants to clinch up but sparing keeps it at a distance.
cro cop is looking to clinch.
sparing is looking to wear down cro cop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
cro cop looks to land a combination but sparing avoids it well.
cro cop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and sparing counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps cro cop thinking.
cro cop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts sparing as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from sparing.
cro cop dives in and grabs sparing's left leg, looking for a takedown. sparing pushes down on cro cop's head and hops out.
boxing sparing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shirko cro cop.
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.
sparing clinches with his opponent.
cro cop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sparing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
sparing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
sparing lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
sparing lands with a short shot to the head.
cro cop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cro cop looks to land a left hand but sparing moved out of range nicely.
cro cop misses with a takedown attempt - sparing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
cro cop throws a head kick but sparing moves out of range.
sparing closes the distance and clinches.
sparing scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by sparing as cro cop tries to tie him up.
cro cop manages to break the clinch.
cro cop lands a head kick. sparing smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
sparing scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to boxing sparing.
I think sparing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... boxing sparing!
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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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