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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos comes to the cage accompanied by Riverside - O2 Panic Room. al Hadj has chosen Lebanon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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191 cm
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Creaturos.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Creaturos.
Creaturos throws a combination that misses
and al Hadj counters with a nice body shot.
al Hadj takes a swing at Creaturos's ribcage but misses.
Creaturos throws a jab but it's blocked by al Hadj.
Anthony Creaturos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creaturos looks to land a left hand but al Hadj moved out of range nicely.
A big right from al Hadj misses.
al Hadj gets caught flat footed, as Creaturos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
al Hadj is trying to control the position but Creaturos postures up.
Creaturos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! al Hadj is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! al Hadj has escaped and now he's on top!
al Hadj wants to control from the top but Creaturos keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Creaturos is trying to keep al Hadj in close.
al Hadj trying to control the position from guard on top but Creaturos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mohamed al Hadj hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Creaturos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
al Hadj misses with a hook. Creaturos ducked under it nicely.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Hadj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Hadj changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
al Hadj throws an overhand right that lands on Creaturos's shoulder, as Creaturos tries to avoid the shot.
Creaturos tries a head kick but it misses.
al Hadj throws out a powerful jab.
Creaturos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Creaturos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Creaturos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Creaturos swings for the body but al Hadj moves out of range.
Creaturos blocks a head kick by al Hadj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a jab but it's blocked by Creaturos.
al Hadj throws a head kick but Creaturos moves out of range.
Creaturos fails with the takedown.
Creaturos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Creaturos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
al Hadj wants to clinch up but Creaturos keeps it at a distance.
al Hadj scores with a nice body kick.
al Hadj with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Creaturos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Hadj.
Creaturos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Hadj defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Creaturos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from al Hadj.
al Hadj takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj leaning his opponent against the cage.
Creaturos managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
Creaturos is trying to pull guard but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Creaturos shrugs off.
Creaturos can't break the clinch.
al Hadj keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Creaturos's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Creaturos missing with a left hand there. al Hadj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Creaturos blocks a head kick by al Hadj.
Creaturos is trying hard to land a takedown here. al Hadj sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Creaturos misses with a body shot.
Creaturos has his takedown stuffed
and al Hadj makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
al Hadj pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creaturos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around al Hadj's waist but al Hadj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creaturos off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creaturos misses with a wild body shot.
al Hadj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
al Hadj lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anthony Creaturos has been cut.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creaturos avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, al Hadj throws an elbow but misses.
Creaturos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
al Hadj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
al Hadj avoiding damage.
Creaturos managing to block the knees to the body from al Hadj.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Creaturos takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from al Hadj.
al Hadj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj crunches a lovely knee into Creaturos's ribcage.
Creaturos has had enough of the clinch but al Hadj keeps him there for the moment.
Creaturos avoiding damage as al Hadj throws knees to the body.
al Hadj has Creaturos pressed against the cage.
Creaturos avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Creaturos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, al Hadj throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Creaturos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Hadj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creaturos was well out of range. Poor timing from al Hadj.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Hadj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Hadj connects with an inside leg kick.
Creaturos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creaturos clinches up with al Hadj and pushes him back against the cage.
al Hadj tries to land knees in the clinch but Creaturos avoids the damage to the body.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Creaturos avoiding damage as al Hadj throws knees to the body.
Creaturos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj landing knees to the body.
Creaturos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creaturos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Hadj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creaturos is defending well for now.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Creaturos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
al Hadj is pressed up against the cage. Creaturos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag al Hadj down to the mat. al Hadj avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A combination from al Hadj does no damage.
al Hadj thumps Creaturos with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Creaturos.
Creaturos fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Creaturos lands with a right hand.
Creaturos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Hadj.
Creaturos connects with a jab.
al Hadj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Creaturos blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
Anthony Creaturos's cut is getting worse.
Creaturos is trying to push al Hadj away but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Creaturos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Creaturos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj tries to work over Creaturos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Creaturos shrugs off.
Anthony Creaturos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
al Hadj crunches a lovely knee into Creaturos's ribcage.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Anthony Creaturos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
al Hadj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Creaturos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by al Hadj after a bit of a struggle.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creaturos is defending well for now.
al Hadj trying to land knees to the body.
al Hadj displaying some good clinch control by pressing Creaturos up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Creaturos in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Creaturos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohamed al Hadj!
Mohamed al Hadj made sure to mention his sponsor, Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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