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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garen Crownguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Mad acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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224 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Garen Crownguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Mad!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crownguard counters with a thumping low kick.
Mad closes the distance but Crownguard moves to the side
and Crownguard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mad's knee momentarily.
Crownguard throws a front kick that sends Mad stumbling back into the cage.
Mad wants to clinch
and Crownguard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Our sources have told us that Crownguard has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Crownguard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crownguard tries a knee to the head but Mad blocks it.
Mad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad lands an elbow inside.
Crownguard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad managing to block the knees to the body from Crownguard.
Crownguard blocks an elbow strike.
Crownguard tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
Mad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crownguard blocks the elbow strike.
Mad misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Crownguard tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
Crownguard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crownguard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crownguard is trying to maintain a safe position but Mad gets an underhook and turns Crownguard into the cage.
Crownguard tries a knee to the head but Mad blocks it.
Mad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crownguard blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crownguard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crownguard avoids the elbow strike from Mad, against the cage.
Mad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crownguard looking to throw knees to the head but Mad is blocking nicely.
Crownguard missing with knees to the body.
Crownguard crunches a lovely knee into Mad's ribcage.
Mad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crownguard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crownguard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Crownguard avoids the damage to the body.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crownguard tries to land knees in the clinch but Mad avoids the damage to the body.
Mad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crownguard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crownguard stalls.
Crownguard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crownguard trying to land knees to the body.
Crownguard avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crownguard avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crownguard.
Mad looking to slow down the pace here.
Crownguard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crownguard blocks an elbow strike from Mad.
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crownguard obliges.
Crownguard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Crownguard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad working Crownguard over with knees to the body.
Mad avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mad with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crownguard avoids it.
Mad trying to control the position but instead, Crownguard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad into the cage.
Crownguard connects with a knee to the head.
Mad pushes off an throws an elbow but Crownguard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mad connects with a knee to the head.
Crownguard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crownguard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crownguard connects with a knee to the head.
Crownguard blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Mad.
Crownguard lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mad looking to throw knees to the head but Crownguard is blocking nicely.
Mad misses with a knee strike.
Crownguard lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crownguard obliges.
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 Garen Crownguard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mad wants to clinch
and Crownguard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Come on Crownguard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crownguard misses with a knee strike.
Mad is struggling to control the position.
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crownguard.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Crownguard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crownguard avoids a wild elbow strike from Mad.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
Mike Mad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crownguard stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crownguard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mad.
Crownguard tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
Crownguard tries a knee to the head but Mad blocks it.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad tries a knee to the head but Crownguard blocks it.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mad landing knees to the body.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
Crownguard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crownguard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crownguard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad landing knees to the body.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
Crownguard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Crownguard avoids the damage to the body.
Mad effectively controlling the action here.
Crownguard managing to block the knees to the body from Mad.
Crownguard managing to block the knees to the body from Mad.
Crownguard trying to land knees to the body.
Crownguard misses with a knee strike.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Crownguard avoids the damage to the body.
Crownguard looking to stall.
Crownguard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad.
Crownguard tries a knee to the head but Mad blocks it.
Mad landing knees to the body.
Mad misses with an elbow strike.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crownguard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad lands a nice knee to the body.
Mad misses with a knee to the head.
Mad connects with a knee to the head.
Crownguard avoids a wild elbow strike from Mad.
Mad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crownguard.
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crownguard stalling.
Crownguard misses with a knee strike.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crownguard misses with a knee strike.
Mad lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Garen Crownguard has been cut.
Crownguard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mad avoids it.
Crownguard tries to land knees in the clinch but Mad avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crownguard avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but Crownguard blocks with his arms.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Crownguard avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Mad.
Crownguard 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.
Mad avoiding damage as Crownguard throws knees to the body.
Mad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crownguard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crownguard is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crownguard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garen Crownguard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crownguard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mad drives through and clinches with Crownguard against the cage.
Crownguard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crownguard tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
Crownguard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad is defending well for now.
Crownguard tries to land a knee to the head but Mad blocks with his arms.
Crownguard landing knees to the head.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crownguard avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mad.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Crownguard avoids the damage to the body.
Mad is looking to control Crownguard's arms but Crownguard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mad has his back to the cage.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crownguard is defending well for now.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crownguard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crownguard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crownguard misses with a knee to the head.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crownguard managing to block the knees to the body from Mad.
Crownguard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crownguard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mad avoiding damage as Crownguard throws knees to the body.
Crownguard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crownguard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crownguard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad lands an elbow inside that Crownguard shrugs off.
Mad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crownguard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crownguard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Mad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crownguard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mad blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crownguard misses with a knee strike.
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad avoiding damage as Crownguard throws knees to the body.
Mad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crownguard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad is trying to maintain a safe position but Crownguard gets an underhook and turns Mad into the cage.
Mad misses with an elbow strike.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crownguard avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Crownguard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crownguard managing to block the knees to the body from Mad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Mad.
Mad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mad lands a nice elbow.
Mad working Crownguard over with knees to the body.
Crownguard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mad misses with a knee strike.
Crownguard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crownguard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crownguard blocks an elbow strike.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Crownguard avoids the damage to the body.
Mad looking to throw knees to the head but Crownguard is blocking nicely.
Mad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crownguard's face.
Crownguard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crownguard.
Mad throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crownguard looking to throw knees to the head but Mad is blocking nicely.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but Crownguard blocks with his arms.
Mad avoiding damage as Crownguard throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crownguard misses with a knee to the head.
Mad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crownguard landing knees to the head.
Crownguard looking to throw knees to the head but Mad is blocking nicely.
Mad trying to control the position but instead, Crownguard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad into the cage.
Crownguard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crownguard takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mad is struggling to control the position.
Garen Crownguard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crownguard as Mad tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Mike Mad!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Mike Mad!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Mike Mad!
Mike Mad wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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