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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Co Crop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Co Crop comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - Wild Boyz. Recksun has chosen The Stroke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Co Crop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Recksun!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Co Crop is predictable there
letting Recksun counter with a right hand.
Mirko Co Crop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recksun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Co Crop circles away quickly and effectively.
Recksun has managed to clinch.
Co Crop can't find room to land a body shot as Recksun controls the action.
Co Crop trying to stall but Recksun improves his position.
Recksun tries to land knees in the clinch but Co Crop avoids the damage to the body.
Recksun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Co Crop connects with an inside leg kick.
Recksun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Recksun stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Co Crop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Hugh Recksun has been cut.
Co Crop motions for Recksun to come forward. Co Crop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Recksun moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Recksun blocking some punches.
Recksun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Co Crop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Recksun scores a nice knee to the body.
Co Crop misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Co Crop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Recksun.
Co Crop trying to control the position but instead, Recksun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Co Crop into the cage.
Recksun drops down looking for an ankle pick but Co Crop pulls his leg out and moves away.
Recksun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Co Crop throws a leg kick that misses.
Recksun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Co Crop lands a jab to the nose.
Recksun throws a leg kick but Co Crop moved away.
Recksun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Co Crop can pounce on him.
Co Crop throws a leg kick but Recksun checks it.
Co Crop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Recksun is out of range and Co Crop settles back down.
Recksun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Co Crop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Recksun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Co Crop connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Co Crop.
Co Crop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Recksun looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recksun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Co Crop.
Co Crop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Recksun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Co Crop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Recksun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Co Crop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Co Crop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Recksun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Co Crop can pounce on him.
Recksun avoids the head kick by Co Crop.
A solid body kick from Co Crop.
Co Crop lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Recksun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up Hugh Recksun's cut even more.
Co Crop digs a good hook to Recksun's body.
Recksun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Co Crop finds it's way round the side to connect with Recksun's head.
Recksun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Co Crop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Recksun backs up against the cage.
Co Crop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Co Crop lands a head shot.
The cut above Hugh Recksun's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Co Crop looks to land a combination but Recksun avoids it well.
Recksun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Recksun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Recksun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Co Crop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co Crop punishes Recksun's body with a nice straight punch.
Mirko Co Crop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Co Crop misses with a head kick.
Co Crop cracks Recksun with a good jab.
Nice body kick there by Co Crop.
The fighters circle momentarily. Co Crop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Co Crop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Recksun is able to avoid easily.
Co Crop misses with a head kick.
Recksun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Recksun closes the distance and pushes Co Crop back into the cage.
Co Crop blocks the elbow strike.
Co Crop stops a takedown attempt from Recksun.
Mirko Co Crop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Recksun.
Co Crop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Co Crop trying to stall but Recksun improves his position.
Co Crop blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Recksun as Co Crop tries to tie him up.
Co Crop controlling the action here for a moment.
Co Crop misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Co Crop misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Co Crop fails to land.
Recksun blocking some punches.
Co Crop misses with the head strike.
Recksun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Co Crop throws a punch but it's blocked by Recksun.
Recksun is working for takedown but Co Crop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Recksun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Co Crop blocks it with crossed arms.
Co Crop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Co Crop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Co Crop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Recksun.
Recksun manages to break the clinch.
Co Crop throws the left hand but Recksun avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Recksun!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Co Crop misses the shot to the body.
Recksun fails to land with a series of punches.
Recksun throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Co Crop misses
and Recksun counters with a head kick.
Recksun blocks a head kick by Co Crop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Co Crop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Recksun's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Co Crop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Recksun blocks a low kick nicely.
Recksun looks for a takedown but Co Crop sprawls well.
Co Crop misses with a two punch combination.
Recksun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Co Crop is pressed up against the cage. Recksun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Co Crop down to the mat. Co Crop avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Recksun clinches with his opponent.
Recksun tries a knee to the head but Co Crop blocks it.
Co Crop lands with a short shot to the head.
Recksun blocks an uppercut.
Co Crop lands a body shot.
Recksun pushes off an throws an elbow but Co Crop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Co Crop will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Recksun up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Co Crop fails to land.
Co Crop misses with the head strike.
Co Crop taking a breather.
Recksun is breathing heavily.
Co Crop misses with some punches.
Co Crop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Recksun tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mirko Co Crop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Recksun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Co Crop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Recksun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Co Crop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Co Crop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Recksun.
Co Crop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Recksuns head.
Co Crop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Recksun tries to break free but Co Crop pushes him back against the cage.
Recksun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Co Crop misses with the head strike.
Recksun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Co Crop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Recksun tries to land knees in the clinch but Co Crop avoids the damage to the body.
Co Crop throws a punch but it's blocked by Recksun.
Co Crop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Recksun is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Co Crop pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Co Crop swings wildly with an uppercut but Recksun uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Co Crop.
Co Crop swings wildly with an uppercut but Recksun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Co Crop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Recksun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Recksun misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Recksun.
Recksun lands a nice knee to the body.
Recksun blocks an uppercut.
Recksun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Co Crop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Co Crop is trying to stall.
Recksun misses with an elbow strike.
Recksun tries a knee to the head but Co Crop blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Recksun as Co Crop tries to tie him up.
Recksun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Co Crop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Recksun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Co Crop's brow.
Recksun is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Co Crop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Co Crop swings wildly with an uppercut but Recksun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Co Crop misses with the head strike.
Recksun is trying to force a seperation but Co Crop has the dominant position.
Co Crop is trying to maintain a safe position but Recksun gets an underhook and turns Co Crop into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co Crop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Co Crop working aggressively here.
Recksun misses with a knee to the head.
Co Crop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Co Crop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Co Crop tries to stall but Recksun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Co Crop lands with a left to the head.
Recksun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Co Crop up against the cage.
Recksun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Co Crop is defending well for now.
Co Crop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Recksun slows down the pace here.
Recksun is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Co Crop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Co Crop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Co Crop is pressed up against the cage. Recksun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Co Crop down to the mat. Co Crop avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Co Crop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Recksun's head.
Co Crop throws a head kick but Recksun moves out of range.
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.
Co Crop misses the shot to the body.
Recksun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Co Crop is fending him off so far but Recksun persists. Nope, Co Crop circles away and we're back to standing.
Co Crop throws out a leg kick but Recksun moves out of range and Co Crop only half commits.
A cross from Co Crop lands.
Co Crop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Co Crop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Co Crop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Co Crop throws a sloppy head kick
and Recksun counters with a series of strikes. Co Crop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Recksun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Co Crop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Co Crop tries to score with a low kick but Recksun moves his leg out of the way.
Mirko Co Crop is winning the standup battle so far.
Recksun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Co Crop tried to score with a low kick but Recksun checks it.
Recksun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Co Crop scores with a nice strike.
Co Crop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Recksun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Co Crop.
Co Crop throws a right hand that misses
and Recksun counters with a three punch combo that has Co Crop backing up. Co Crop nods at Recksun to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Co Crop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Co Crop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Recksun's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Co Crop. Beautiful body shot.
Co Crop cracks Recksun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Co Crop misses with a head kick.
Mirko Co Crop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Co Crop throws a head kick that misses.
Recksun throws a front kick that sends Co Crop stumbling back into the cage.
Co Crop throws a sloppy head kick and Recksun moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Co Crop.
Recksun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Co Crop throws a nice head kick!
Crunch! Recksun slams his shin into Co Crop's torso.
Co Crop misses with a series of wild punches.
Recksun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Recksun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Co Crop's waist but Co Crop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Recksun off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Recksun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Recksun tries to clinch up.
Recksun instigates a clinch.
Co Crop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Recksun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Co Crop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Co Crop lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick by Co Crop misses
and Recksun counters with a series of strikes. Co Crop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Recksun moves into the clinch.
Recksun is working for takedown but Co Crop is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Co Crop.
Co Crop trying to stall but Recksun improves his position.
Co Crop scores with a shoulder strike.
Co Crop throws a punch but it's blocked by Recksun.
Co Crop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Recksun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Co Crop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mirko Co Crop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Recksun.
Co Crop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Recksun's elbow.
Co Crop looking to stall.
Recksun goes for a takedown attempt but Co Crop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Co Crop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recksun tries a low kick but Co Crop avoids it.
Recksun connects with a leg kick. Co Crop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Co Crop misses with a leg kick.
Co Crop scores with the left hand. Recksun knows he should have avoided that one.
Co Crop misses with a low kick.
Recksun blocks a head kick by Co Crop.
Co Crop misses with a leg kick
and Recksun moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Recksun.
Co Crop misses with a punch on the inside.
Recksun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Co Crop fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A low kick from Co Crop misses
and Recksun counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Recksun.
Recksun is trying to drag Co Crop to the mat but Co Crop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Co Crop presses Recksun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Co Crop lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hugh Recksun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recksun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Co Crop lands a shot to the body.
Mirko Co Crop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Co Crop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Recksun.
Recksun throws an elbow that misses.
Recksun prevents a body shot from Co Crop.
Recksun tries for a takedown. No joy.
Co Crop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Recksun.
Co Crop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Recksun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Co Crop avoids it.
Co Crop lands a nice shot to the body.
Co Crop is pressed up against the cage. Recksun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Co Crop down to the mat. Co Crop avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Co Crop feints and then cracks Recksun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Recksun down.
Co Crop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Recksun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Recksun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Co Crop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Co Crop lands with a slapping head kick.
Co Crop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recksun tries a head kick but it misses.
Co Crop connects with the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Co Crop - that will leave a mark!
Co Crop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Co Crop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Recksun backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Recksun misses.
Co Crop lands a front kick.
Co Crop throws a right hand that Recksun ducks under and follows up with a left that Recksun also avoids with ease.
Co Crop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Co Crop finds it's target.
Co Crop tries a head kick but it misses.
Recksun shoots in looking for a takedown but Co Crop manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Recksun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Co Crop throws a series of punches but Recksun moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Co Crop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Recksun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot by Co Crop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Recksun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Co Crop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Co Crop misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Co Crop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Co Crop, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Co Crop!
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