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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marrok Crotale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosif Kirill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirill has chosen Freur Frei as his entrance music. Marrok Crotale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marrok Crotale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosif Kirill!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crotale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crotale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kirill.
Crotale swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crotale connects with a crisp jab.
Kirill cracks Crotale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kirill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crotale lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crotale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirill lands with a nice body punch.
Crotale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirill to score with a decent uppercut.
Kirill throws a hook but Crotale blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Kirill.
Kirill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crotale can pounce on him.
Crotale cracks Kirill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kirill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crotale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crotale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crotale is keen to just control but Kirill is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirill manages to get to full guard.
Kirill wants to sweep but no luck.
Crotale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crotale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirill wants to sweep but no luck.
Crotale trying to control but Kirill is working from the bottom.
Kirill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crotale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crotale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crotale throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crotale trying to control but Kirill is working from the bottom.
Kirill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crotale looks to land a body kick but Kirill moved away.
Crotale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crotale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crotale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crotale tries to keep at a distance but Kirill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kirill blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirill tries to throw a body punch but Crotale avoids it by throwing Kirill back against the cage.
Kirill throws a punch but it's blocked by Crotale.
Kirill stalling.
Kirill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crotale's efforts to push away.
Crotale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crotale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirill is looking to control Crotale's arms but Crotale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kirill has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Crotale.
Crotale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crotale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marrok Crotale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crotale throws a front kick that sends Kirill stumbling back into the cage.
Kirill just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Kirill blocks the low kick.
Kirill shoots in but no luck this time.
Crotale scoring well with a low kick there.
Kirill moves into the clinch.
Kirill tries to throw a body punch but Crotale avoids it by throwing Kirill back against the cage.
Crotale trying to control the position but instead, Kirill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crotale into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crotale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crotale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kirill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crotale is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kirill pulls his head out easily.
Kirill is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kirill showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crotale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crotale is trying to hold Kirill in close to prevent damage but Kirill has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotale is looking to improve his position.
Crotale is looking to control Kirill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crotale avoid being mounted?
Kirill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crotale on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crotale is controlling Kirill's trapped leg to prevent Kirill from advancing to side control.
Crotale wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirill trying to pass the guard but Crotale defending well.
Kirill is trying to control. Crotale wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kirill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Kirill.
Crotale is looking to improve his position.
Crotale wants to control but Kirill is keeping busy.
Crotale is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kirill trying to control the action but Crotale is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crotale's head.
Crotale manages to get to full guard.
Kirill trying to control the position from guard on top but Crotale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirill working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirill trying to control but Crotale is working from the bottom.
Crotale seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marrok Crotale will probably get the nod.
That's time! Crotale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kirill defending well as Crotale loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crotale misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Kirill.
Kirill tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crotale keeps the fight on the outside.
Crotale loads up on a big right hand but Kirill slips the punch.
Kirill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kirill is looking to clinch.
Crotale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirill tries to clinch up.
Crotale shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kirill trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crotale trying to control the action but Kirill is working from the bottom.
Crotale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crotale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirill defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotale trying to control the action but Kirill is working from the bottom.
Crotale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crotale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crotale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirill looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirill, not yet.
Crotale throws a big elbow that misses.
Crotale trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirill looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirill, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crotale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crotale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirill.
Kirill moves to clinch but Crotale breaks away
and Crotale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crotale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crotale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crotale is looking to advance position but Kirill won't allow it.
Crotale not doing much here.
Iosif Kirill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crotale is looking to take a break and control but Kirill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marrok Crotale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crotale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marrok Crotale!
A relieved looking Marrok Crotale thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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