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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirco Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocop comes to the cage accompanied by Scars of life - Water in my hands. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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235 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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196 cm
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254 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirco Crocop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher misses with a takedown
and Crocop counters with a nice uppercut.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crocop counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Crocop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fisher shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fisher showed some decent athleticism there.
Crocop looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fisher working Crocop over with strikes.
Crocop is trying to stand back up but Fisher is controlling him
Crocop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fisher on the ground.
Fisher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crocop is trying to stand back up but Fisher is controlling him
Crocop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crocop tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fisher is nestled in close to Crocop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crocop wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fisher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crocop is looking to escape.
Fisher throwing shots but Crocop is blocking nicely.
Fisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crocop's head.
Crocop is trying to stand up here but Fisher is controlling him well.
Fisher trying to control the action but Crocop is working from the bottom.
Crocop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fisher connects with a nice short shot to Crocop's temple.
Crocop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crocop's head.
Crocop is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fisher prevents Crocop from standing back up.
Crocop is not content to let Fisher control the position.
Fisher slows the pace down in half guard.
Spencer Fisher has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fisher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crocop counters with an outside leg kick.
Mirco Crocop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Crocop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fisher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher has his takedown stuffed
and Crocop counters with a three punch combo that has Fisher backing up. Fisher nods at Crocop to acknowledge the strikes.
Fisher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crocop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fisher looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crocop counters with a body kick that stops Fisher in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocop scores with a spinning back kick!
Crocop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crocop fakes the leg kick and cracks Fisher in the body.
Crocop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fisher backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Crocop.
Crocop has Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
Crocop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crocop counters with a head kick. That will keep Fisher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mirco Crocop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crocop closes the distance and clinches.
Crocop lands a left hand.
Crocop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher jumps guard but Crocop stands there with Fisher around his waist. Fisher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Crocop crunches a lovely knee into Fisher's ribcage.
Crocop breaks the clinch.
Fisher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crocop did well to prevent Fisher getting side control.
Crocop wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crocop wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crocop defending well though.
Crocop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher is keen to just control but Crocop is a slippery customer.
Crocop looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fisher is keen to just control but Crocop is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirco Crocop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spencer Fisher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fisher with a poor takedown
and Crocop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fisher ducks right into an uppercut from Crocop.
Fisher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crocop counters with a solid body kick.
Crocop lands with a slapping head kick.
Crocop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crocop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisher has his takedown stuffed
and Crocop counters with a body kick.
Mirco Crocop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Crocop throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Fisher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crocop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Crocop lands a front kick.
Fisher has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crocop.
Crocop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher with a poor takedown
and Crocop counters with a body kick that stops Fisher in his tracks momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Crocop as he connects with a hook.
Crocop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crocop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Spencer Fisher's cut even more.
Nice straight punches there by Crocop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crocop.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher misses with a takedown
and Crocop counters with a good, hard body kick but Fisher shrugs it off.
Crocop thuds his shin into the meat of Fisher's side.
Crocop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crocop scores with a head kick. Fisher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crocop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crocop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fisher's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crocop. Fisher shrugs it off though.
Crocop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fisher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crocop throws a head kick that Fisher semi-blocks.
Crocop connects with a body shot.
Mirco Crocop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crocop scores with a head kick.
Fisher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crocop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crocop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crocop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Spencer Fisher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crocop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crocop counters with a head kick. That will keep Fisher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher shoots and misses
and Crocop counters with an inside leg kick.
Crocop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crocop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crocop connects with a leg kick. Fisher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crocop throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Crocop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fisher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick from Crocop lands but Fisher takes it in his stride.
Fisher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crocop counters with a body kick that stops Fisher in his tracks momentarily.
Crocop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crocop scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crocop throws a nice head kick!
Fisher misses with a takedown
and Crocop counters with a right hand to the body.
Crocop clinches up against the cage.
Crocop breaks from the clinch.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crocop counters with a head kick. That will keep Fisher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Spencer Fisher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mirco Crocop is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Crocop.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crocop scores with a jab to the body.
Crocop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crocop's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crocop duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirco Crocop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spencer Fisher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crocop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crocop works Fisher's body with a nice hook.
Crocop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fisher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crocop counters with a nice body kick.
Fisher with a poor takedown
and Crocop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Crocop.
Crocop moves into the clinch.
Crocop misses with a knee to the head.
Crocop misses with the head strike.
Crocop has Fisher pressed against the cage.
Crocop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crocop.
Crocop scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fisher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crocop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crocop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mirco Crocop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Crocop keeps Fisher at a distance using the push kick.
Crocop is looking to wear down Fisher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crocop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fisher's head.
Fisher shoots and misses
and Crocop counters with a low kick, right behind Fisher 's knee.
Crocop tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher has his takedown stuffed
and Crocop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fisher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spencer Fisher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mirco Crocop!
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energy
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hype
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