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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiggaboo Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiggaboo Crane!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Jiggaboo Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Crane does it's job there.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zero.
Zero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Zero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zero misses with a leg kick.
Zero slips a straight right by Crane.
Zero misses with a two punch combination.
Crane tries to land a front kick but Zero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Zero moved out of range nicely.
Zero tries to land a front kick but Crane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zero's head.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.
Crane throws out a powerful jab.
Zero misses with a head kick.
Zero ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Crane jabs at Zero's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zero throws a solid leg kick but Crane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zero.
Crane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zero pushes Crane up against the cage in a clinch.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zero prevents Crane from breaking the clinch.
Crane misses with some punches.
Zero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane wants to break free but Zero has control.
Zero struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Zero is controlling him.
Crane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crane tries to break the clinch but Zero is controlling the position.
Zero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Crane misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Crane misses
and Zero finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crane lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Zero's shoulder, as Zero tries to avoid the shot.
Zero lands a nice shot to the body.
Crane throws a chopping leg kick but Zero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zero. Zero obviously looking to wear him down.
Crane misses with a looping right.
Crane misses with a straight left.
Zero misses with a kick to the body.
Zero throws a leg kick which misses Crane's front leg but catches the back leg as Crane tries to avoid it.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crane connects with a right hand. Zero shakes it off.
Zero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Crane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zero tries to score with a low kick but Crane moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Zero.
Zero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crane.
Nice shot lands for Zero.
Crane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zero counters with a low kick, right behind Crane 's knee.
Zero moves out of range as Crane strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crane checks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crane!
Crane blocks a jab.
Zero throws a wild body kick that Crane sees coming a mile off.
Zero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zero scores with a sloppy right hand. Crane should have avoided that one.
Crane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but Zero slips the punch.
Zero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zero defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Crane throws a jab but it's blocked by Zero.
Crane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Crane.
Crane misses with a looping left.
Crane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Zero tries to land a front kick but Crane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero rushes Crane and presses him up against the cage.
Crane fails to pull guard.
Crane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zero missing with knees to the body.
Zero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zero has Crane pressed against the cage, preventing Crane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Zero.
Crane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crane.
Zero misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane looks to land a left hand but Zero moved out of range nicely.
Zero throws the kick towards the body but Crane avoids it.
Zero walks into a left hand.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but Zero slips the punch.
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 Sub Zero will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crane.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Zero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zero.
Zero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crane blocks the body kick.
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Zero moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Crane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane digs a good body shot into Zero's ribs.
A jab lands there for Zero.
Zero throws the kick towards the body but Crane avoids it.
Zero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crane takes a swing at Zero's ribcage but misses.
Zero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crane clobbers Zero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zero blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zero counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crane misses with a hook
and Zero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zero has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zero.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Zero blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Zero.
Zero misses with a body kick.
Zero misses with a looping left.
Zero slips under a jab.
Crane misses with an uppercut. Zero saw that one coming.
Crane's corner calls for a 1-2. Crane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crane scores with a punch to the head.
Zero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zero moves into the clinch successfully.
Crane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Zero is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane wants to get back to striking at distance but Zero won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero working Crane over with knees to the body.
Zero is leaning against Crane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crane blocks it with crossed arms.
Crane wants to break free but Zero has control.
Crane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zero stalling against the cage.
Zero lands a nice elbow.
Zero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crane's efforts to push away.
Zero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crane's face.
Crane is rocked!
It looks like Jiggaboo Crane has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crane is still on wobbly legs! Can Zero finish him?
Zero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crane wants to break free but Zero has control.
Crane seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hook to the body lands for Zero.
Zero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zero scores a nice knee to the body.
Zero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crane is breathing heavily.
Crane wants to break free but Zero has control.
Zero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crane up against the cage.
Zero seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Zero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zero.
Zero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sub Zero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zero tries to throw a body punch but Crane avoids it by throwing Zero back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crane up against the cage.
Zero with a knee to the head.
Crane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crane blocks a body shot from Zero.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Zero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zero forces Crane back against the cage and clinches.
Crane has had enough of the clinch but Zero keeps him there for the moment.
Crane has had enough of the clinch but Zero keeps him there for the moment.
Zero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zero takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jiggaboo Crane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Crane misses the target.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Zero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zero throws a low kick but Crane moves out of range easily.
Crane moves out of range of the body kick from Zero.
The fighters circling - Zero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Zero.
A jab from Crane misses.
Zero misses with a body kick.
Sub Zero is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zero. Crane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zero.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Zero moved out of range nicely.
Zero avoids the body shot from Crane.
Zero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Zero.
Crane misses with a straight right.
Zero moves into range and clinches up with Crane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane wants to break free but Zero has control.
Zero lands a knee to the head.
Zero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Zero trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Zero.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Zero.
Zero crunches a lovely knee into Crane's ribcage.
Crane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane wants to get back to striking at distance but Zero won't allow it.
Zero keeps control of Crane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crane scores with a shot to the side of Zero's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero lands a nice knee to the body.
Zero has Crane pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Crane is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Zero - that's hurt Crane badly! Oh, another knee lands and Crane is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Crane doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sub Zero!
Sub Zero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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