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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Curran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Molara Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Molara Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cro Cop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cro Cop throws a lazy head kick
and Curran counters with a left and a right that stings Cro Cop.
Cro Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curran wants to clinch up but Cro Cop keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Curran blocks the low kick.
Cro Cop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cro Cop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cro Cop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cro Cop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molara Cro Cop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cro Cop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cro Cop should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curran tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cro Cop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Curran is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cro Cop throws a sloppy head kick and Curran moves out of range easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cro Cop has eaten all the pies!
Cro Cop misses with a two punch combination.
Cro Cop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cro Cop misses the jab.
Curran wants to clinch up but Cro Cop keeps it at a distance.
Curran tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cro Cop counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran moves to clinch but Cro Cop breaks away
and Curran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tim Curran has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curran tries to clinch but Cro Cop moves away
and Cro Cop counters with a thumping low kick.
Cro Cop misses with a series of wild punches.
Curran wants to clinch.
Cro Cop tries a head kick but it misses.
Cro Cop scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cro Cop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curran tries to clinch but Cro Cop is having none of it.
Curran swinging wildly here.
Cro Cop fails to land with a series of punches.
Cro Cop thuds a left hand into Curran's body.
Curran is looking to clinch.
Curran tries to clinch up but Cro Cop circles away and keeps his distance.
Cro Cop scores with a hook.
Cro Cop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop misses with a two punch combination.
Cro Cop scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran tries a head kick but it misses.
Curran is breathing heavily.
Cro Cop fails to land with a series of punches.
Cro Cop jabs at Curran's body.
Cro Cop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cro Cop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cro Cop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cro Cop misses with a few strikes there.
Curran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Molara Cro Cop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Curran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A right-left combo lands from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop throws a leg kick but Curran moved away.
Curran closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cro Cop counters with a three punch combo that has Curran backing up. Curran nods at Cro Cop to acknowledge the strikes.
Cro Cop thows a leg kick but Curran checks it
and Curran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cro Cop thows a body shot but no joy.
Cro Cop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cro Cop throws a nice head kick!
Tim Curran's cut is getting worse.
Curran tries to clinch but Cro Cop moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran avoids a kick to the body.
Cro Cop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curran staying out of range there.
Cro Cop throws a combination that misses
and Curran counters with an outside leg kick.
Cro Cop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cro Cop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cro Cop takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Curran wants to clinch.
Cro Cop swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop just misses with a punch to the body.
Cro Cop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Curran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Curran avoids the head kick by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran wants to clinch
and Cro Cop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cro Cop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curran.
Curran throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cro Cop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curran.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Curran might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curran.
Cro Cop lands a two punch combo.
Cro Cop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tim Curran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Curran moves to clinch but Cro Cop breaks away
and Cro Cop counters with a good low kick that Curran was not able to check.
Cro Cop misses with a head kick.
Cro Cop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cro Cop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cro Cop can pounce on him.
That kick from Cro Cop tenderised Curran's leg. Curran is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cro Cop throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Cro Cop.
Jeez, Tim Curran's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cro Cop connects with a body shot.
Cro Cop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Curran's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Curran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Molara Cro Cop!
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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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