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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark McHugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHugh has chosen the qemists- stomp box as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm
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155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Krol! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark McHugh! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Krol gets in close and instigates a clinch. Nice body punch from Krol. McHugh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krol.
Come on Krol - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krol. McHugh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krol blocks it with crossed arms. Krol is struggling to control the position. Krol lands a left hand that snaps the head of McHugh backwards. Krol lands a hook to the side of the head. Krol manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Krol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Krol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McHughs head. Krol is struggling to control the position. A short left from Krol. Krol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McHugh backwards. A short uppercut from Krol. A short right from Krol on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. McHugh is trying to pull guard but Krol turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Krol lands with a short head shot on the inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Krol. A knee to the head by McHugh.
It looks like Julian Krol has been cut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Krol. Krol has McHugh pushed against the cage. Nice body punch from Krol. Krol lands a left hand that snaps the head of McHugh backwards. Krol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Krol leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Krol. A nice right hand lands inside from Krol. Krol stalling against the cage.
Krol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. McHugh looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McHugh jumps guard but Krol turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Krol has McHugh pressed against the cage.
McHugh tries to pull guard but Krol forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Julian Krol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark McHugh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Krol lands with a short shot to the head. McHugh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Krol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short uppercut from Krol. McHugh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McHugh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krol to keep the fight standing. Krol lands a hook that snaps the head of McHugh backwards. Krol lands a right hand. Krol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. McHugh tries to clinch enabling Krol to counter with a crisp jab.
McHugh is rocked! Krol has managed to clinch.
McHugh is still on wobbly legs! Can Krol finish him? Krol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McHughs head. McHugh is trying to pull guard but Krol has him pressed against the cage. Krol lands with a short head shot on the inside. McHugh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McHugh seems to have recovered his senses. Krol lands with a left to the head. Krol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McHugh or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krol working some nice short punches in the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Krol. Krol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krol lands a big right hand that sends McHugh crashing to the mat! Krol stays standing though and waves McHugh back to his feet! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! McHugh fails in his attempt to clinch. Krol misses the jab. McHugh tries to clinch up and Krol moves into the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Krol controlling the action here for a moment.
McHugh pushes off an throws an elbow but Krol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Krol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McHughs head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Krol. Krol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Krol lands a left hand.
Krol lands with a light punch inside. Stalling in the clinch from Krol.
McHugh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krol walks away with a smile on his face. McHugh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Krol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. McHugh wants to clinch but Krol slips to the side and Krol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. McHugh avoids the body shot from Krol.
Krol clinches up against the cage. Krol pushes McHugh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Krol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McHugh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krol to keep the fight standing. Krol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Krol lands a hook that snaps the head of McHugh backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A short left from Krol. Krol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McHughs head. Krol manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Krol lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Krol dominated that round. The cut man is working on Julian Krol's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McHugh tries to clinch but Krol moves out of range. McHugh tries to clinch but Krol moves out of range. McHugh tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Krol counter with a right hand. Krol lands with a good body shot. McHugh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krol. McHugh tries to clinch but Krol is having none of it. McHugh tries to clinch but Krol moves away enabling Krol to counter with a crisp jab. Krol misses with a looping right. McHugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krol swats him away and circles back towards the center. Krol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McHugh can do to turn this around? McHugh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krol at a distance.
Krol misses with a left hand and McHugh counters with a head kick. That will keep Krol thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Krol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McHugh.
McHugh avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Krol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krol throws the left hand but McHugh avoids the punch easily. Krol lands a nice shot that snaps McHugh's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. McHugh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krol.
McHugh tries to clinch but Krol moves out of range. Krol avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Krol with a nice cross. A cross from Krol lands. McHugh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mark McHugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. McHugh closes the distance looking to clinch and Krol counters with a straight right hand. McHugh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. McHugh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krol finds it's way round the side to connect with McHugh's head. McHugh scores with a leg kick.
McHugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Krol circles away.
Krol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Julian Krol is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McHugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McHugh ducks under a wild hook from Krol. Krol swats away the attempt to clinch by McHugh. Krol throws a looping overhand right but McHugh ducks down to avoid it. McHugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McHugh.
Krol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McHugh tries to clinch up and Krol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McHugh tries to clinch but Krol moves away and Krol counters into the clinch. Nicely done. McHugh jumps guard but Krol stands there with McHugh around his waist. McHugh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krol lands a left hand that snaps the head of McHugh backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krol lands a right hand. Krol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McHugh backwards. McHugh jumps guard but Krol turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. A short left from Krol. Krol avoiding damage as McHugh throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Krol.
Krol breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McHugh looks like he's thinking about clinching though. McHugh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Krol gets a clinch. A nice left hand lands by Krol.
Julian Krol has scored more points in the clinch so far. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. McHugh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krol to keep the fight standing. Julian Krol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark McHugh. Krol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Krol breaks from the clinch.
McHugh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Krol connects with a right hand. McHugh shakes it off. McHugh closes the distance but Krol moves to the side and Krol counters with a left to the body. Krol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McHugh. Krol scores with a punch to the head. McHugh slips a jab and a cross from Krol.
Krol throws a body punch but McHugh moves out of range. McHugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Krol circles away.
McHugh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Krol steps in with a hook that catches McHugh right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Krol follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! McHugh looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Krol!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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