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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mel Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Crushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crushkin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Arcturus - Ad Absurdum. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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209 cm
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Mel Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Crushkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushkin misses with a wild combination.
Crushkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crushkin dives in and grabs Manhoef's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manhoef pushes down on Crushkin's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Crushkin. Those never looked like landing.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the temple. Crushkin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Nikolai Crushkin has been cut.
Nikolai Crushkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crushkin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crushkin looks gassed!
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crushkin's head.
Manhoef has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crushkin's face.
Crushkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Manhoef landing knees to the body.
Manhoef has Crushkin pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Crushkin is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Manhoef - that's hurt Crushkin badly! Oh, another knee lands and Crushkin is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Crushkin doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Big Mel Manhoef!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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