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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Kloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Cromwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nolan Kloss has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nolan Kloss seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Kloss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Linus Cromwell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kloss fails to land the takedown.
Cromwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kloss. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kloss.
Kloss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cromwell's guard.
Cromwell has Kloss pulled in close to control his posture.
Kloss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kloss throws a strike but Cromwell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kloss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cromwell is aware though and is defending well.
Kloss wants to stand up but Cromwell is controlling him.
Cromwell passes into half guard.
Cromwell prevents Kloss from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss won't allow Cromwell to pass to mount.
Cromwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kloss keeps working.
Kloss wants to control but Cromwell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cromwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cromwell moves nicely into side control.
Cromwell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cromwell working the ground and pound from side control.
Kloss is not content to let Cromwell control the position.
Cromwell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kloss down.
Cromwell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kloss is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Kloss's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloss is not content to let Cromwell control the position.
Kloss can't do much from the bottom here.
Kloss takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cromwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kloss keeps working.
Cromwell working the ground and pound from side control.
Cromwell wants to take a breather but Kloss manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cromwell.
Kloss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cromwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kloss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kloss's guard.
Kloss is refusing to be controlled, as Cromwell sits in half guard.
Kloss trying to control from the bottom.
Kloss actively working from the bottom here.
Kloss is refusing to be controlled, as Cromwell sits in half guard.
Cromwell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kloss knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kloss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cromwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Nolan Kloss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kloss lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kloss tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Kloss slams his shin into Cromwell's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kloss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kloss wants it to stay on the feet.
Kloss tries to clinch up.
Kloss scores with a head kick.
Kloss shoots in for a takedown but Cromwell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kloss tries to clinch there but Cromwell circles away.
Kloss closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cromwell to the mat! Cromwell manages to get full guard.
Kloss is breathing heavily.
Cromwell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kloss!
Cromwell looking to finish Kloss with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kloss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cromwell looking to control but Kloss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cromwell with shots to the head and body - Kloss looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cromwell cracks Kloss with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Linus Cromwell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kloss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kloss scores with a one two! Cromwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kloss wants to clinch up but Cromwell keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cromwell.
A jab from Kloss does it's job there.
Kloss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cromwell counters with a takedown into side control.
Kloss gets back to half guard.
Cromwell passes to side control.
Kloss is not content to let Cromwell control the position.
Linus Cromwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cromwell working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cromwell working away.
Cromwell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cromwell controls the position.
Cromwell landing a few strikes.
Cromwell just content to control the position.
Kloss is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cromwell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kloss taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cromwell is looking to take a break and control but Kloss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cromwell working the head with strikes.
Cromwell working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloss is looking to regain half guard here but Cromwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Kloss is trying to get back to his feet.
Cromwell just content to control the position.
Cromwell trying to control the position but Kloss is working away.
Cromwell controlling the position.
Kloss is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cromwell working the head and body with strikes.
Cromwell cracks Kloss with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell controlling from side mount.
Cromwell lands a nice forearm strike.
Kloss wants to get back to his feet but Cromwell drags him back down.
Kloss takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kloss takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cromwell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cromwell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cromwell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kloss's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cromwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cromwell is looking to take a break and control but Kloss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cromwell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kloss to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell working the ground and pound.
Kloss is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cromwell trying to control the position but Kloss is working away.
Cromwell controls the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Linus Cromwell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kloss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cromwell counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cromwell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kloss will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cromwell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kloss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cromwell off and has taken his back!
Kloss has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cromwell has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linus Cromwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kloss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cromwell avoids the body shot from Kloss.
Kloss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kloss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cromwell.
Kloss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cromwell.
Kloss clinches.
Cromwell lands a takedown into guard.
Cromwell distracts Kloss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cromwell trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kloss manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cromwell has a closed guard, preventing Kloss from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss tries to free his leg and advance position but Cromwell is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cromwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kloss is one step ahead there.
Kloss with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kloss is looking to stand up but Cromwell won't let him.
Kloss preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kloss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cromwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell connects with a couple of short punches.
Kloss keeping moving, preventing Cromwell from controlling successfully.
Kloss 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.
Cromwell wants to control from the top but Kloss keeps moving.
Cromwell pushing down on Kloss's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cromwell trying to control the action but Kloss is working from the bottom.
Cromwell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kloss has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cromwell is working away from the top position though.
Kloss is not content to let Cromwell control the position.
Cromwell works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss is not content to let Cromwell control the position.
Cromwell cracks Kloss with a big right hand but Kloss just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cromwell just content to control the position.
Cromwell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kloss to see if he's OK.
Cromwell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cromwell is looking to take a break and control but Kloss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kloss is trying to buck Cromwell off.
Cromwell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nolan Kloss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss can't do much from the bottom here.
Cromwell controls the position.
Cromwell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kloss to see if he's OK.
Kloss is not content to let Cromwell control the position.
Cromwell lands an elbow.
Kloss can't do much from the bottom here.
Cromwell landing strikes.
Cromwell cracks Kloss with a big right hand but Kloss just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Linus Cromwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kloss takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kloss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cromwell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Linus Cromwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cromwell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Linus Cromwell!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Linus Cromwell!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Linus Cromwell!
Linus Cromwell wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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