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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolos Crey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre The Giant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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289 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre The Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apolos Crey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant tries to clinch there but Crey circles away.
Crey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Giant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Giant works over Crey with some ground and pound from guard.
The Giant 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Giant works over Crey with some ground and pound from guard.
Crey keeping moving, preventing The Giant from controlling successfully.
Crey has momentary wrist control but The Giant slips an elbow through the middle.
The Giant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Giant postures up in Crey's guard and throws a big left but Crey blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant postures up in Crey's guard and throws a big left but Crey blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Giant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Giant is looking to work some ground and pound but Crey has wrist control.
The Giant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Giant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Giant content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Giant landing some decent shots from guard.
The Giant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Giant throwing strikes but missing.
The Giant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Giant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Crey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Giant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Giant is in close to Crey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Giant stays in close to Crey's body and controls the position.
The Giant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Giant is looking to work some ground and pound but Crey has wrist control.
The Giant with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Giant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre The Giant 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.
The Giant drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Giant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Giant with a nice head shot there.
The Giant is stalling in the full guard.
The Giant trying to control but Crey is working from the bottom.
The Giant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Crey is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Giant.
The Giant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Giant postures up and lands a big shot to Crey's brow.
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.
The Giant is stalling in the full guard.
The Giant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Andre The Giant just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Giant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Giant lands a couple of digs.
The Giant lands a couple of elbows.
The Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Crey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crey keeping moving, preventing The Giant from controlling successfully.
The Giant controlling from the top position.
The Giant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Giant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Giant works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Giant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Giant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Giant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Giant working over Crey with some ground and pound. Crey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Giant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crey's head.
Andre The Giant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Giant wants to take a breather but Crey is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre The Giant dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The Giant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Giant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crey's head.
Crey blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Giant.
The Giant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from The Giant.
The Giant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Giant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Giant lands a nice short elbow.
Crey has hold of The Giant's hands but The Giant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from The Giant there.
The Giant works his way into full mount!
The Giant landing strikes, looking to finish!
The Giant dominating with strikes here.
Andre The Giant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant looking to finish Crey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crey!
Crey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Giant with a couple of short strikes.
The Giant punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Giant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four 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.
The Giant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crey?
The Giant content just to control the position here.
Apolos Crey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Andre The Giant just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Giant.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre The Giant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Giant 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre The Giant!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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