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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
28 - 36 - 0 |
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265 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Boy shoots in but no luck this time.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kramer defends it nicely.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
Kramer defending well as Boy loads up on a big left hand.
Boy needs to keep his hands up - Kramer had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Skinny Boy has been cut.
Boy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kramer is squirming around, avoiding Boy's attempts to control the action.
Kramer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boy.
Kramer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kramer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kramer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boy.
Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer is doing well to control the position and prevent Boy from advancing to side control.
Boy uses his free foot to push down on Kramer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kramer.
Boy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kramer can't escape the position.
Kramer prevents Boy from taking his back.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kramer is looking to escape.
Boy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boy has hold of Kramer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kramer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kramer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer wants to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Boy throws some wild stikes that Kramer manages to avoid easily.
Boy wants to control the pace but Kramer is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy goes for an armbar but Kramer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kramer.
Kramer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boy's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Boy being controlled here momentarily.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kramer is keeping the position for now.
Kramer working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kramer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Boy looking to control.
Boy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kramer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kramer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kramer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kramer tries to free his leg and advance position but Boy is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer cracks Boy with a solid left hand.
Boy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Kramer works over Boy with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Kramer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skinny Boy'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.
Boy moves out of range as Kramer throws a body kick.
Kramer misses with a head kick.
Kramer tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Kramer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Skinny Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kramer defends it nicely.
Kramer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kramer throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer misses with a head kick.
Boy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boy working the ground and pound but Kramer is defending the strikes.
Boy wants to control but Kramer is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kramer can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy taking a break here but Kramer is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kramer wants to control but Boy is keeping busy.
Skinny Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy wants to take a breather but Kramer is having none of it.
Kramer controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Boy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy stalling away here and it's allowed Kramer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kramer working a defensive guard here.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kramer is keeping the position for now.
Boy trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Boy is working Kramer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boy wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kramer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boy looking to sit in guard and control but Kramer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kramer looking to sit in guard and control but Boy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kramer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kramer pulls Boy in close to prevent any damage.
Boy wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy passes into half guard.
Kramer wants to control but Boy is keeping busy.
Boy stops Kramer from getting back to his feet.
Boy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kramer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy trying to mount his opponent but Kramer defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Kramer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Skinny Boy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A combination from Kramer does no damage.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kramer pinned against the cage. Kramer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kramer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick.
Boy blocks a jab.
Kramer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kramer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Kramer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Kramer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kramer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kramer throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kramer throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy blocks a head kick by Kramer.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Kramer misses.
Boy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skinny Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kramer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boy blocks a head kick by Kramer.
Kramer is looking to slow Boy down with leg kicks.
Kramer throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Boy shoots and misses
and Kramer counters with a low kick, right behind Boy 's knee.
Danga de danga de dang - Kramer scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kramer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kramer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kramer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Skinny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kramer connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Boy to the floor! Kramer dives in looking for the finish!
Boy is rocked!
Kramer slips a nice elbow through Boy's hands, connecting with Boy's forehead.
Oh Boy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kramer is looking to advance position but Boy won't allow it.
Kramer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kramer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boy defending well though.
Boy seems to have got his legs back now.
Kramer working the head and body with strikes.
Kramer is pressing down on Boy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boy is holding on for now.
Boy is not content to let Kramer control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boy is pulling down on Kramer's head to control his posture.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Kramer from controlling successfully.
Boy working a defensive guard here.
Kramer is stalling in the full guard.
Kramer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kramer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer works over Boy with some ground and pound from guard.
Boy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boy keeping full guard, as Kramer tries to pass.
Boy working a defensive guard here.
Kramer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer is trying to control the action in half guard but Boy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kramer is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Boy to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kramer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kramer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kramer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kramer!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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