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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Remose A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Krunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krunov has chosen Marcus Krunov as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
22
135 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
27
142 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remose A! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Krunov! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A tries to clinch there but Krunov circles away.
A throws a series of punches but Krunov avoids them all with ease. A clinches. Krunov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. A smiles and moves away.
Krunov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A pushes Krunov up against the cage in a clinch. Krunov is working for takedown but A is calmly controlling the position for now. Remose A has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Krunov. A digs a right hand underneath Krunov's ribcage. Krunov let out a lung full of air as it connected. Krunov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krunov, pushing him back against the cage. Still in the clinch, A scores with a nice short uppercut. A prevents a takedown attempt there.
A lands a body shot in the clinch.
A manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Krunov with that takedown attempt. Krunov keeps the fight on the outside. A is looking to clinch but Krunov is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - A looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krunov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krunov preventing the sweep. Krunov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Krunov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Krunov landing some decent shots from guard. Krunov prevents A from getting back to his feet. A is trying to keep Krunov in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krunov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. A controls Krunov momentarily but Krunov frees himself. Krunov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! A is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! A has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A wants to control from the top but Krunov keeps moving. Krunov working for submissions but it's allowed A to get to half guard.
A thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Krunov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. A throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Krunov actively working from the bottom here. A wants to free his trapped foot but Krunov is holding on for dear life with his legs. A knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krunov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krunov looking for submissions off his back. A trying to control the action but Krunov is working from the bottom. A drops an elbow to the side of Krunov's head. Krunov looking for subs from the bottom but A mounts him! Krunov tries to get back to half guard but can't. A lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. A lands a big shot there that rocks Krunov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A trying to control but Krunov is having none of it. Krunov is trying to escape the mount.
Krunov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. A unloading with bombs! Krunov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A raining down shots from the mount! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remose A dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krunov keeps the fight on the outside. Krunov drives through with a takedown into guard. Krunov postures up in A's guard and throws a big left but A blocks it. Krunov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! A is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Krunov, into his guard. Krunov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. A is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Krunov. A lands a nice forearm strike. Krunov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Krunov stops A from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krunov is looking for a kimura here.
Krunov is breathing heavily. Krunov is working for a kimura but A is defending it quite comfortably.
Krunov missing with the ground and pound from half guard. A has one foot on Krunov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two 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. Krunov misses with a takedown attempt - A sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Krunov misses with a takedown attempt - A sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Nice uppercut lands for A. That snapped Krunov's head back.
A tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A drives through and clinches with Krunov against the cage.
A lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krunov backwards. Krunov jumps guard but A stands there with Krunov around his waist. Krunov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Remose A has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Krunov. Krunov fails to pull guard.
A escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krunov. A lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krunov swats him away and circles back towards the center. A is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Krunov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. A throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A clinches up against the cage. Krunov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Krunov taking a breather. A stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A breaks from the clinch.
Krunov blocks a leg kick. A is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Krunov scores a takedown into full mount! Krunov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but A is surviving well by controlling Krunov's body position as best he can. A is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Krunov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and A is now in Krunov's guard. A big mistake from Krunov there, giving up the dominant position! Krunov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. A is aware though and is defending well. A has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. A postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Krunov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. A landing some decent shots from guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A with a nice head shot there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remose A dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Krunov shoots in for a takedown but A shows good takedown defense. A tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krunov swats him away and circles back towards the center. Krunov keeps the fight on the outside. Krunov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. A is looking for a sweep. Krunov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but A is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. A tries to get back to half guard but can't. Krunov swings around for an armbar but A sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Krunov's guard. Krunov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Krunov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krunov is working an open guard so A takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. A tries to clinch up but Krunov circles away and keeps his distance. A tries to clinch there but Krunov circles away.
Marcus Krunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Krunov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krunov shoots in looking for a takedown. A tries to sprawl out of it but Krunov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. A manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Krunov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A closes the distance and clinches. A scores with an uppercut up the middle. Krunov drops down looking for an ankle pick but A pulls his leg out and moves away.
Remose A has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Krunov. Krunov misses with a takedown attempt - A sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. A fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krunov, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krunov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Marcus Krunov has got the better of the ground game so far. A is trying to control Krunov's posture but Krunov avoids it. A tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krunov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. A is trying to control Krunov's posture but Krunov avoids it. A managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Krunov.
Krunov is trying to get an arm triangle but A is defending well. The strikes coming from Krunov are missing the target in this wave of attacks. A on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if A tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krunov is trying to ground and pound but A uses the momentary lack of control by Krunov to regain half guard. Krunov wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. The fight stays on the outside here - A looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A lands a nice looking body kick. A swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krunov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A clinches. Krunov tries for a takedown. No joy.
A drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krunov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. A is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. A lands a hook to the side of the head. A drags the fight down to the ground.
A avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Krunov has gone for a leg lock! A slips out almost immediately though and dives into Krunov's guard. Krunov working for a triangle but A defends it easily.
A advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Remose A showed his dominance in that final round. Well A 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remose A!
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A |
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B |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
54% |
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