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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crassus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crassus has chosen Rome as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
27 - 5 - 0 |
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179 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Britt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Crassus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crassus thows a body shot but no joy.
Crassus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Britt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcus Crassus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Britt throws a leg kick which misses Crassus's front leg but catches the back leg as Crassus tries to avoid it.
Crassus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Britt manages to avoid it.
Britt checks a leg kick.
Britt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Crassus tenderised Britt's leg. Britt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Britt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crassus manages to avoid it.
Britt moves away from the strike by Crassus.
Britt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crassus is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crassus looks to throw the jab but Britt is out of range.
Crassus throws a right hand that Britt ducks under and follows up with a left that Britt also avoids with ease.
Britt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crassus throws a leg kick but Britt checks it.
Crassus misses with a low kick.
Crassus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crassus cracks Britt with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Crassus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Britt wants to clinch.
Crassus's corner calls for a 1-2. Crassus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt blocks a leg kick.
Britt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crassus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Britt ducks under a wild hook from Crassus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britt scores with a jab to the body.
Britt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crassus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crassus closes the distance and clinches up with Britt, looking for a takedown. Crassus pushes Britt against the cage but Britt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Britt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt connects with a body shot that sends Crassus's belly button to the back.
Crassus avoids the body shot from Britt.
Britt misses with a body punch
and Crassus counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crassus, right into the meat.
Crassus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crassus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Britt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Britt checks a leg kick.
Britt lands with an uppercut that bounces Crassus off the cage and back into range.
Britt slips under a jab from Crassus.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Britt checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crassus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Britt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Britt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britt misses the shot to the body.
Britt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crassus misses with a straight left.
Britt lands with a nice body punch.
Eric Britt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Britt throws a leg kick but Crassus sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crassus, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Britt.
Britt checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Britt will probably get the nod.
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.
Crassus swings widly with a right hand
and Britt counters with a nice body shot.
Britt swings for the body but Crassus moves out of range.
Britt is looking to wear down Crassus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Britt cracks Crassus with an open hand slap.
Britt misses with a wild body shot.
Britt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crassus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Britt throws a body punch but Crassus moves out of range.
Britt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Britt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Britt lands the left hand.
Crassus tries to land a front kick but Britt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Britt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crassus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crassus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crassus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crassus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Britt.
Eric Britt is winning the standup battle so far.
Britt misses with a wild combination.
Crassus misses with a wild body shot.
Crassus misses with an uppercut. Britt saw that one coming.
Crassus dives in and grabs Britt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Britt pushes down on Crassus's head and hops out.
Britt throws a leg kick but Crassus sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt moves into the clinch.
Britt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crassus's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Britt fails to land.
Crassus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Britt backwards.
Britt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crassus backwards.
Crassus takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Britt tries to land knees in the clinch but Crassus avoids the damage to the body.
Britt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crassus misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Britt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crassus.
Britt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crassus avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crassus wants a takedown but no success here.
Britt lands an uppercut.
Crassus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Britt throws a leg kick
and Crassus counters with a nice body shot.
Britt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Britt is looking to clinch.
Crassus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crassus was well out of range. Poor timing from Britt.
Britt throws a front kick that sends Crassus stumbling back into the cage.
Crassus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Britt on the side of the head.
Britt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crassus was well out of range. Poor timing from Britt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt looks to score with a jab to the body but Crassus is just out of range.
Britt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Britt takes a swing at Crassus's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britt throws the left hand but Crassus avoids the punch easily.
Crassus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crassus scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Crassus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Britt.
Britt throws a body punch but Crassus moves out of range.
Britt throws a head kick that misses
and Crassus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Britt's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Britt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crassus scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Crassus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Britt slips a jab from Crassus.
Crassus misses with a hook. Britt ducked under it nicely.
Crassus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Britt moves away.
Crassus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Britt avoids the body shot from Crassus.
Crassus throws a poor cross that misses
and Britt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crassus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Britt's half guard.
Britt tries to get to full guard but Crassus has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crassus wants to take a breather but Britt is having none of it.
Britt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Britt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Britt wants to improve his position but instead Crassus has moved into half guard.
Britt is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Britt is looking for a sweep. Crassus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crassus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Britt is looking to improve his position.
Crassus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crassus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crassus is looking to take a break and control but Britt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Britt wants to improve his position but Crassus is controlling well.
Crassus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Britt wants to sweep but Crassus has passed to side control!
Britt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Britt is looking for a sweep.
Crassus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Britt down.
Crassus working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crassus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Britt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crassus off and has taken his back!
Crassus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crassus trying to control the hands but Britt breaks the grip.
Crassus manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Crassus.
Crassus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crassus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Britt!
Britt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Crassus really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crassus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Britt quickly recovers to half guard.
Britt is looking to improve his position.
Britt is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt wants to get back to full guard but Crassus has mounted him!
Britt tries to reverse the position but Crassus maintains control.
Crassus with good strikes from the mount here!
Britt tries to reverse the position but Crassus maintains control.
Crassus wants to control the pace but Britt is squirming around nicely.
Britt is desperately trying to improve his position but Crassus has a good base and remains in mount.
Britt is bucking up trying to escape but Crassus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marcus Crassus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crassus with good strikes from the mount here!
Britt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crassus postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Britt bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Crassus and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Crassus!
Marcus Crassus is the new middleweight champion!
Marcus Crassus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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