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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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269 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu throws a lazy right hand but Crimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crimson swings for the body but Lu moves out of range.
Crimson thows a leg kick but Lu checks it
and Crimson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Lu lands a right hook to the body.
Lu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crimson counters with a left to the body.
Crimson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crimson moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Crimson misses with a body shot.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crimson.
Lu throws a fast counter high kick but Crimson manages to duck under it in time.
Crimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lu lands a nice looking body kick.
Lu swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson.
Lu is looking to land body kicks.
Crimson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crimson blocks the body kick.
As Lu backs away, Crimson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crimson is looking to wear down Lu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lu swings for the body but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Crimson misses its target.
Crimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lu moves away.
A nice side step and Lu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crimson throws a head kick but Lu moves out of range.
Crimson motions for Lu to come forward. Crimson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lu.
Crimson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crimson.
Crimson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crimson lands with an overhand left.
Crimson blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Crimson.
A shot to the liver by Crimson. Beautiful body shot.
Crimson clinches.
Crimson tries to work over Lu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson pushes Lu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Lu.
Still in the clinch, Crimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crimson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Lu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lu blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu tries to throw a body punch but Crimson avoids it by throwing Lu back against the cage.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Lu struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Lu tries to throw a body punch but Crimson avoids it by throwing Lu back against the cage.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Lu throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson lands a right hand.
Lu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lu tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crimsons head.
Lu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crimson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lu.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
Lu tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crimson misses with a low kick as Lu jumps back.
Crimson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lu.
Crimson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crimson takes a swing at Lu's ribcage but misses.
Crimson thows a leg kick but Lu checks it
and Lu counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lu. Crimson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson pushes Lu up against the cage in a clinch.
Crimson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Lu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lu fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crimson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lu misses with some punches.
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lu throws a punch but it's blocked by Crimson.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Lu.
Crimson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lu can do to turn this around?
Lu tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
Lu can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lu stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Lu fails to land.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Lu controls the action.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lu's elbow.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Lu misses with a punch on the inside.
Lu working aggressively here.
Lu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crimson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lu can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Crimson digs a right hand underneath Lu's ribcage. Lu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
Lu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lu blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crimson up against the cage.
Crimson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Lu avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Lu prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Lu.
Lu looking to slow down the pace here.
Lu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Crimson.
Lu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That has opened up Ji Lu's cut even more.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Crimson lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lu struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Lu struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Lu throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crimson misses with a hook
and Lu counters with a right hand to the body.
Lu cracks a nice hook into Crimson's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crimson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crimson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lu if he has to take too many more of those.
Lu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Culver Crimson is winning the standup battle so far.
Crimson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lu counters with a good, hard body kick but Crimson shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crimson drops his hands momentarily and Lu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 Culver Crimson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lu circles away.
Lu ducks under a wild hook from Crimson.
Lu with the counter takedown but Crimson avoids it easily.
Crimson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lu. Crimson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Lu
and Crimson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crimson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crimson jabs Lu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crimson throws a lazy body kick
and Lu counters with a single leg into guard. Crimson didn't expect that.
Lu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crimson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu controlling from the top position.
Lu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lu won't allow Crimson to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lu scoring with some ground and pound.
Crimson looking for a sweep. Not yet Crimson, not yet.
Lu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lu is in close to Crimson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ji Lu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lu throwing strikes from guard but Crimson blocks nicely.
Lu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crimson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lu with a nice head shot there.
Crimson controlling Lu's posture.
Lu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crimson keeping moving, preventing Lu from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been told by Crimson's head coaches at Slaughterhouse MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses
enabling Lu to counter with a crisp jab.
Lu throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Crimson misses the target.
Lu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crimson moves away.
Crimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lu.
Crimson lands a jab.
Lu keeps the fight on the outside.
Crimson throws a lazy right hand but Lu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Lu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lu.
Crimson throws the kick towards the body but Lu avoids it.
Lu ducks under a wild hook from Crimson.
Crimson misses with an uppercut. Lu saw that one coming.
Crimson throws a hook but Lu blocks it.
Lu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson clinches up against the cage.
Lu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crimson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
A right hand to the body from Lu.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Lu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lu.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Culver Crimson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lu.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lu controls his hands.
Lu tries to throw a body punch but Crimson avoids it by throwing Lu back against the cage.
Lu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ji Lu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crimson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Culver Crimson!
A victorious Culver Crimson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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