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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seibold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SCOTTISH PIPE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 cm
20
267 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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198 cm
26
276 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cliff Crocodile! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crocodile throws a low kick, looking for Seibold's leg but Seibold calmly moves out of range. Seibold checks a low kick from Crocodile. Seibold throws a low kick, looking for Crocodile's leg but Crocodile calmly moves out of range. Seibold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crocodile. Seibold shoots in for a double leg but Crocodile sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Crocodile throws a chopping leg kick but Seibold manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Crocodile misses with a series of wild punches.
A clash of legs there as Seibold blocks the low kick. Crocodile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crocodile gets caught flat footed, as Seibold shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Seibold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seibold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Crocodile scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Seibold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seibold closes the distance and lands a one-two. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Seibold dives in and grabs Crocodile's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crocodile pushes down on Seibold's head and hops out. Crocodile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Crocodile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seibold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crocodile quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seibold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Seibold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Seibold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Crocodile is trying to maintain the position but Seibold is very close to passing his half guard. Seibold is keen to just control but Crocodile is a slippery customer. Seibold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Seibold thows a huge punch but Crocodile dodges it nicely.
Crocodile is looking to control Seibold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crocodile avoid being mounted? Crocodile looks like he's trying to stand up.
Seibold trying to mount his opponent but Crocodile defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seibold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Seibold thows a huge punch but Crocodile dodges it nicely.
Crocodile avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seibold. 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. Seibold working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Crocodile has one foot on Seibold's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Seibold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crocodile. Seibold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crocodile's guard. Seibold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Seibold distracts Crocodile with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Seibold stands up over Crocodile, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Seibold postures up in Crocodile's guard and throws a big left but Crocodile blocks it. Crocodile is breathing heavily. Seibold throwing strikes from guard but Crocodile blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crocodile utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Crocodile keeping full guard, as Seibold tries to pass. Seibold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Seibold trying to control the position from guard on top but Crocodile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Crocodile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Crocodile pulls Seibold in close to prevent any damage. Crocodile wants to stand up but Seibold is controlling him.
That's four 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. Seibold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Seibold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Crocodile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Crocodile is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Seibold lands a couple of elbows. Seibold throwing strikes from guard but Crocodile blocks nicely. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Seibold pushes down on Crocodile's leg and manages to get into half guard. Seibold thows a huge punch but Crocodile dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Seibold dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Seibold with that takedown attempt. Seibold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Seibold scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Seibold throwing shots but Crocodile is blocking nicely. Seibold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Seibold is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crocodile sees it coming and defends easily. Crocodile blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seibold. Seibold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Well, if Seibold is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crocodile keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seibold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Seibold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Seibold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Seibold thows a huge punch but Crocodile dodges it nicely.
Seibold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Crocodile is in trouble now - Seibold has advanced to mount! Seibold lands a heavy elbow. Seibold is landing with some decent strikes but Crocodile is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Seibold raining down hammerfists from mount. Crocodile is desperately trying to improve his position but Seibold has a good base and remains in mount. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seibold punishing his opponent with strikes. Seibold throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Crocodile is bucking up trying to escape but Seibold cracks him with another couple of good strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Seibold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crocodile looks a forlorn figure.
Seibold raining down hammerfists from mount. Hawk Seibold has got the better of the ground game so far. Seibold tries to control but Crocodile wriggling away. Seibold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Seibold lands a nice shot to the head. Crocodile trying desperately to get to his feet.
Seibold raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crocodile is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crocodile taking shots to the head. Seibold dominating with strikes here. Seibold lands a big shot there that rocks Crocodile but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Seibold loads up with a big shot that hurts Crocodile! He's pulled Seibold in close but Seibold has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Crocodile survive? More strikes from Seibold and Crocodile is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hawk Seibold!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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