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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi oCrazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Idi oCrazy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 lbs
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256 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi oCrazy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oCrazy tries to keep at a distance but Rubin has taken the fight into the clinch.
oCrazy misses with a body punch.
Rubin lands a shot to the body.
Rubin tries to work over oCrazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
oCrazy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubin's elbow.
Rubin takes a shot to the head.
Rubin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
oCrazy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubin.
Rubin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubin scores with a hook to the body.
Rubin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
oCrazy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy blocks an uppercut.
oCrazy prevents a body shot from Rubin.
Rubin struggles to land a body shot inside as oCrazy controls his hands.
We've been hearing reports that oCrazy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rubin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy prevents a body shot from Rubin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from oCrazy.
Rubin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubin.
oCrazy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubins head.
oCrazy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rubin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip oCrazy to the mat. oCrazy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rubin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rubin postures up in oCrazy's guard and throws a big left but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy being controlled here, momentarily.
oCrazy trying to control the position.
Rubin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is stalling in the full guard.
Rubin wants to control from the top but oCrazy keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
oCrazy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rubin has passed into side control.
oCrazy dodges the ground and pound from Rubin.
Rubin working the head and body with strikes.
Rubin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rubin throws an elbow but oCrazy slips to the side and avoids it well.
oCrazy is trying to control Rubin's posture but Rubin avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy tries to buck Rubin off but Rubin is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on oCrazy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rubin tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rubin wants to control but oCrazy is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
oCrazy throws a sloppy head kick and Rubin moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rubin takes a swing at oCrazy's ribcage but misses.
oCrazy throws a lazy right hand but Rubin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
oCrazy feints and then cracks Rubin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rubin down.
Rubin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from oCrazy. That one must have hurt.
Rubin throws a leg kick but oCrazy moved away.
oCrazy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rubin has managed to clinch.
oCrazy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubin.
Rubin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
Rubin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
oCrazy can't find room to land a body shot as Rubin controls the action.
Rubin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
Rubin swings wildly with an uppercut but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Rubin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
oCrazy checks the leg kick.
oCrazy walks into a jab.
Rubin rushes oCrazy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
oCrazy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
oCrazy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rubin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
oCrazy misses with the head strike.
Rubin tries to work over oCrazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubin is stalling here.
oCrazy pushes Rubin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rubin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin works on oCrazy's body with a couple of short punches.
Rubin has oCrazy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. oCrazy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the ribs.
oCrazy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rubin struggles to land a body shot inside as oCrazy controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubin controls his hands.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
Rubin misses with a punch on the inside.
oCrazy lands a body punch.
Rubin is breathing heavily.
oCrazy lands with a right to the head.
Rubin misses with a punch to the body.
Timur Rubin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
oCrazy tries to work over Rubin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
oCrazy lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubin tries to work over oCrazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but oCrazy is defending well.
Rubin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubin tries to throw a body punch but oCrazy avoids it by throwing Rubin back against the cage.
oCrazy lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubin backwards.
oCrazy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
oCrazy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubin is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubin goes for a takedown in the clinch but oCrazy prevents it.
Idi oCrazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Rubin.
A nice left hand lands by oCrazy.
oCrazy lands a shoulder strike.
oCrazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
oCrazy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
oCrazy prevents the takedown attempt.
oCrazy pushes Rubin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
oCrazy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubin.
Rubin prevents a body shot from oCrazy.
Rubin digs a right hand into oCrazy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on oCrazy's gas tank.
Rubin prevents a body shot from oCrazy.
oCrazy lands a body punch in the clinch.
oCrazy cracks Rubin with a nice body shot.
oCrazy can't find room to land a body shot as Rubin controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from oCrazy.
oCrazy wants to stall.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
oCrazy is working Rubin over against the cage.
Rubin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubin throws a punch but it's blocked by oCrazy.
oCrazy lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to throw a body punch but Rubin avoids it by throwing oCrazy back against the cage.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
oCrazy lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by oCrazy.
oCrazy working aggressively here.
oCrazy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
oCrazy tries to stall but Rubin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy blocks a body shot from Rubin.
oCrazy misses with a punch to the body.
oCrazy lands a nice uppercut.
oCrazy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
oCrazy trying to control the position but instead, Rubin has worked for underhooks and has pushed oCrazy into the cage.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the ribs.
oCrazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
oCrazy is working Rubin over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
oCrazy has a couple of punches blocked by Rubin.
Rubin tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi oCrazy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to land a leg kick but Rubin saw it coming and moves away.
oCrazy throws a body punch but Rubin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for oCrazy.
Rubin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
oCrazy thumps Rubin with a low kick.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the body
and Rubin counters with a takedown into side control.
oCrazy regains half guard.
oCrazy moves into full guard.
oCrazy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
oCrazy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rubin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rubin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
oCrazy wants to sweep but no luck.
oCrazy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
oCrazy keeping moving, preventing Rubin from controlling successfully.
oCrazy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rubin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Timur Rubin has got the better of the ground game so far.
oCrazy being controlled here, momentarily.
oCrazy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
oCrazy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rubin manages to get himself to full guard.
oCrazy is fighting to break Rubin's control of his arms but Rubin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
oCrazy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
oCrazy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
oCrazy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rubin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time oCrazy.
oCrazy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
oCrazy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rubin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
oCrazy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rubin is trying to control the position but oCrazy postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
oCrazy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
oCrazy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
oCrazy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rubin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
oCrazy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rubin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
oCrazy tries to keep at a distance but Rubin has taken the fight into the clinch.
oCrazy misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi oCrazy clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Rubin blocks the low kick.
oCrazy throws a body punch but Rubin moves out of range.
oCrazy tries to work over Rubin's front leg with a kick but Rubin checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Rubin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rubin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
oCrazy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubin is just out of range.
oCrazy is looking to wear down Rubin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
oCrazy scores with a shot to the body.
oCrazy misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy throws a head kick but Rubin moves out of range.
oCrazy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
oCrazy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rubin at a distance.
Idi oCrazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
oCrazy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin defending well as oCrazy loads up on a big left hand.
oCrazy misses with a low kick as Rubin jumps back.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
oCrazy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
oCrazy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from oCrazy crashes against the mat.
Rubin tries to bench press oCrazy off him but oCrazy keeps the position.
Rubin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by oCrazy.
oCrazy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rubin keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
oCrazy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rubin some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rubin is looking for a sweep.
Rubin is still trying to improve position.
Rubin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
oCrazy landing a few strikes.
Rubin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubin is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy lands an elbow.
oCrazy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rubin tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
oCrazy scores with a couple of short elbows.
oCrazy wants to control but Rubin is keeping him busy.
oCrazy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rubin tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin prevents oCrazy from improving position.
Rubin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on oCrazy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
oCrazy uses his free foot to push down on Rubin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rubin.
Rubin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
oCrazy raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubin can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi oCrazy had his way with Timur Rubin in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
oCrazy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rubin throws a leg kick but oCrazy sees it coming and moves out of range.
oCrazy misses with a body shot.
Rubin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by oCrazy.
Rubin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from oCrazy.
oCrazy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
oCrazy slips a jab from Rubin.
Rubin slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
oCrazy lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubin moves away from the strike by oCrazy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from oCrazy - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy darts in and clinches Rubin up against the cage.
Rubin has a couple of punches blocked by oCrazy.
Rubin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
oCrazy misses with a punch to the body.
oCrazy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
oCrazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
oCrazy lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Rubin.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
oCrazy misses with some punches.
oCrazy prevents a body shot from Rubin.
oCrazy tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
oCrazy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to work over Rubin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idi oCrazy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Rubin.
Rubin lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by oCrazy.
A short uppercut from Rubin.
oCrazy is rocked!
oCrazy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh oCrazy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rubin tries to throw a body punch but oCrazy avoids it by throwing Rubin back against the cage.
Rubin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubin misses with some punches.
Rubin throws a big uppercut that drops oCrazy! More strikes from Rubin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! oCrazy lies dazed against the cage as Rubin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Rubin!
Timur Rubin is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Timur Rubin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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