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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yousaf Kurracon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yousaf Kurracon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kurracon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown looks to land a combination but Kurracon avoids it well.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Kurracon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Kurracon is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is in trouble now - Kurracon has advanced to mount!
Kurracon controlling the pace for now.
I looks like Kurracon might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Kurracon's attempts to control the action.
Kurracon controlling the pace for now.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two 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.
Kurracon controlling the position easily from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Yousaf Kurracon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
so Kurracon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurracon passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kurracon controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Kurracon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kurracon uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
Brown wants to hold on but Kurracon pushes him away.
Kurracon wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurracon avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Kurracon controlling the pace for now.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kurracon trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Kurracon controlling from mount.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kurracon controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Kurracon's attempts to control the action.
Kurracon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Yousaf Kurracon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Kurracon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kurracon.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Kurracon from controlling successfully.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown wants to sweep here but Kurracon controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yousaf Kurracon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown with a poor takedown
and Kurracon counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Kurracon content to stall in guard here.
Kurracon advances to half guard.
Kurracon tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is not content to let Kurracon control the position.
Kurracon uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
Kurracon controlling the pace for now.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Kurracon's attempts to control the action.
Yousaf Kurracon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kurracon looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Kurracon controlling from mount.
Kurracon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Kurracon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Yousaf Kurracon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Kurracon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurracon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kurracon is stalling in the full guard.
Kurracon is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Kurracon has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurracon wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kurracon wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Kurracon is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Brown is not content to let Kurracon control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kurracon in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yousaf Kurracon.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurracon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown keeping full guard, as Kurracon tries to pass.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurracon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kurracon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kurracon is breathing heavily.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Kurracon taking a breather here.
Kurracon trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yousaf Kurracon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Kurracon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Kurracon trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face as Kurracon controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yousaf Kurracon.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Kurracon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Brown is being controlled here.
Kurracon trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yousaf Kurracon.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Kurracon counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kurracon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurracon won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Kurracon trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kurracon shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kurracon moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kurracon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Kurracon looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kurracon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Kurracon wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Kurracon controlling the pace for now.
Kurracon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kurracon controlling his opponent.
Kurracon wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Yousaf Kurracon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kurracon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morris Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yousaf Kurracon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kurracon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 24:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yousaf Kurracon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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