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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Hardgrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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330 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Crump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zach Hardgrave!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crump lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardgrave tries to clinch up but Crump circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Crump lands but Hardgrave takes it in his stride.
Crump throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Crump.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardgrave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Crump.
Crump throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardgrave's head.
It looks like Zach Hardgrave has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crump throws a looping overhand right but Hardgrave ducks down to avoid it.
Crump thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hardgrave if he has to take too many more of those.
Hardgrave looks gassed!
Crump lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hardgrave takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardgrave's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crump scores with a head kick.
Crump lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crump throws a head kick that misses.
Hardgrave takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crump throws a head kick but Hardgrave moves out of range.
Crump misses with a double jab.
Crump delivers a nice body kick.
Crump misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardgrave chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crump can pounce on him.
Crump throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump lands with a cross.
Crump scores with a head kick.
Crump lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crump. That's going to slow Hardgrave down.
Crump fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardgrave.
Hardgrave showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crump.
Crump misses with a head kick.
Crump misses with a wild combination.
Hardgrave tries to clinch up but Crump circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump connects with a solid leg kick.
Crump throws a nice head kick!
Crump throws a head kick that misses.
Hardgrave avoids the head kick by Crump.
A good leg kick by Crump.
A head kick misses from Crump.
Crump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alan Crump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardgrave.
Crump misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Crump lands but Hardgrave takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crump misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardgrave wants to clinch.
Hardgrave slips a jab from Crump.
Hardgrave's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crump stalks Hardgrave and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardgrave's face. Hardgrave staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crump misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardgrave dodges the punch combination from Crump.
Crump misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Crump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Hardgrave's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardgrave shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crump lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crump looks for the body kick but Hardgrave saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hardgrave might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crump has got the better of the exchanges.
Crump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alan Crump is winning the standup battle so far.
Crump tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardgrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crump throws a head kick that Hardgrave semi-blocks.
Crump bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hardgrave is breathing heavily.
Crump throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardgrave chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crump can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump is looking to land body kicks.
Hardgrave avoids the head kick by Crump.
Crump misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crump digs a good body shot into Hardgrave's ribs.
Crump looks for the body kick but Hardgrave saw that one coming.
Crump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crump throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crump throws a head kick that misses.
Crump throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump throws a head kick that half lands.
Crump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crump is looking to slow Hardgrave down with leg kicks.
Crump connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardgrave avoids the head kick by Crump.
Alan Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crump scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Crump.
Hardgrave chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crump can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crump scoring well with a low kick there.
Crump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardgrave takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardgrave blocks a head kick by Crump.
Hardgrave blocks a head kick by Crump.
Nice shot by Crump.
Crump lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crunch! Crump slams his shin into Hardgrave's torso.
Crump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crump lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hardgrave blocks a leg kick.
Crump throws a head kick but Hardgrave moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump scoring well with a low kick there.
Crump throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crump tries a head kick but it misses.
Crump throws a head kick that half lands.
Crump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crump lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Crump.
Crump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardgrave can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardgrave blocks a head kick by Crump.
Crump throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardgrave avoids the head kick by Crump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Crump dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zach Hardgrave's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardgrave tries to close the distance and clinch but Crump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crump misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Crump.
Hardgrave has managed to clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crump here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Crump is trying to break the clinch but Hardgrave has him pressed against the cage.
Hardgrave has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crump.
Crump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crump fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardgrave.
Hardgrave moves in looking to clinch but Crump pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardgrave takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crump throws a head kick that misses.
Crump swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardgrave.
Crump tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump keeps Hardgrave at a distance using the push kick.
Crump lands a high kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crump lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardgrave has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardgrave and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardgrave has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hardgrave blocks a head kick by Crump.
Crump pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crump throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crump dips to his left and cracks Hardgrave with an uppercut!
Crump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardgrave's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardgrave circles away quickly and effectively.
Crump moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Crump plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crump throws a right and a left that Hardgrave avoids nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crump.
Hardgrave shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crump as he avoids it easily.
Crump lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Crump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardgrave on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crump is looking to slow Hardgrave down with leg kicks.
Crump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardgrave's calf.
Crump misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alan Crump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardgrave slips a jab and a cross from Crump.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardgrave misses the target.
Crump is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crump fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardgrave in the body.
Crump lands a jab to Hardgrave's midsection.
Crump clobbers Hardgrave with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crump lands with a slapping head kick.
Alan Crump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardgrave dodges the punch combination from Crump.
A left and a right from Crump both land. Nice combination.
Crump lands with a hook. Hardgrave tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crump, right into the meat.
Crump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crump throws a head kick that Hardgrave semi-blocks.
Zach Hardgrave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardgrave takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Crump showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crump, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Crump!
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energy
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hype
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