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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Cropp (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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41 - 14 - 0 |
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288 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe throws a leg kick but Cropp sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cropp missing with a left hand there. Boothe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boothe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boothe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cropp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karol Cropp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cropp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boothe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boothe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cropp.
Boothe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Boothe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cropp misses with an uppercut. Boothe saw that one coming.
Boothe scores with a hook to the body. Cropp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cropp fails to land with a series of punches.
Boothe cracks Cropp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boothe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boothe connects with a single shot there.
Boothe lands a right hook to the body.
Cropp closes the distance and clinches.
Cropp has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boothe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boothe is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in a bad position, Boothe is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Cropp landing with strikes.
Boothe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cropp punches the canvas rather than the man.
Cropp misses with an elbow to the head.
Boothe covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cropp is punishing Boothe with strikes - can he finish him?!
Cropp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cropp gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Cropp is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Boothe up.
Boothe rolls, trying to escape but Cropp keeps control of the position.
Cropp landing with strikes.
Cropp lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cropp is landing with strikes. Boothe can't take much more of this.
Cropp struggling to land strikes to the head as Boothe covers up.
Cropp landing with strikes.
Boothe is rocked!
Cropp throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Boothe has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cropp.
Cropp throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Boothe!
Cropp is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Boothe has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boothe is trying to remain composed but Cropp is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Boothe can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cropp lands a shot to the head.
Oh Boothe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cropp is loading up with his shots from the back and Boothe is in big trouble! Boothe taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Karol Cropp!
Karol Cropp managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mystic Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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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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