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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kas Crum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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185 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kas Crum!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delaney just misses with a punch to the body.
Crum closes the distance and clinches.
Crum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Delaney to keep the fight standing.
Crum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mick Delaney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
Crum gets a clinch.
Crum wants to break free but Delaney has control.
Delaney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delaney closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delaney taking a breather here.
Delaney misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Delaney tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney staying calm.
Delaney stands up and beckons Crum to his feet.
Delaney cracks Crum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crum dives in and grabs Delaney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delaney pushes down on Crum's head and hops out.
Delaney clinches with his opponent.
Crum pulls Delaney into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crum trying to control the position.
Delaney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Delaney in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Delaney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Delaney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crum.
Delaney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Delaney slips nicely into half guard.
Delaney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crum is trying to get back to full guard.
Delaney slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Delaney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crum wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaney tries to stand but can't do so whilst Crum controls his leg.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Delaney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Delaney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Delaney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crum is keeping the position for now.
Crum working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crum wants to stand and escape but Delaney is having none of it.
Delaney controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney won't allow Crum to sweep him here.
Delaney controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Delaney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crum circles away.
Crum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Delaney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Delaney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Delaney wants to stand and escape but instead Crum has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delaney is keeping the position for now.
Delaney wants to get back to his feet but Crum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crum working some strikes from top position.
Delaney has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Crum is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Delaney pulls Crum into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crum stands and steps away. Delaney gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Delaney fails with the takedown
and Crum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crum throws a nice head kick!
Delaney takes the fight into the clinch.
Delaney crunches a lovely knee into Crum's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Delaney.
It looks like Kas Crum has been cut.
Delaney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crum goes for a takedown attempt but Delaney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crum moves out of range of the leg kick from Delaney.
Crum tries to keep at a distance but Delaney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mick Delaney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.
Crum is breathing heavily.
Crum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crum has had enough of the clinch but Delaney keeps him there for the moment.
Delaney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crum can do to turn this around?
Delaney pulls guard effortlessly.
Crum trying to control but Delaney is working from the bottom.
Delaney 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.
Delaney wants to stand and escape but Crum is having none of it.
Mick Delaney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crum tries to free his leg and advance position but Delaney is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Delaney holds on and takes a little breather.
Delaney is looking for a triangle here but Crum uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Delaney tries to escape but Crum is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Delaney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kas Crum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crum shoots and misses
and Delaney counters with a left to the body.
Delaney darts in looking for a takedown but Crum gets double underhooks and turns Delaney into the cage.
Delaney takes the fight into the clinch.
Delaney lands a nice elbow.
Delaney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Delaney defends well and Crum ends up having to push Delaney into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Delaney clinches with his opponent.
Crum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Delaney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mick Delaney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.
Delaney throws a combination. Crum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mick Delaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delaney scores with a body shot.
Delaney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Delaney is standing up over Crum. Crum looks to escape but Delaney dives into side control.
Crum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Delaney connects with a nice short shot to Crum's temple.
Delaney decides to return to a standing position.
Crum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Delaney's waist but Delaney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crum off to one side.
Delaney has managed to clinch.
Delaney jumps guard.
Delaney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delaney throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Delaney wants to stand but Crum is controlling the position.
Mick Delaney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney pushes Crum off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crum wants to clinch up but Delaney keeps it at a distance.
Delaney closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crum tries to pull guard but Delaney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delaney lands a nice knee to the body.
Crum tries to pull guard but Delaney holds him up against the cage and eventually Crum drops back down to his feet.
Delaney is trying to trip Crum. He has hold of a leg but Crum is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Delaney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crum is keeping the position for now.
Delaney stays in close to Crum's body and controls the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Delaney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Delaney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Crum wants to control but Delaney postures up.
Delaney controls the position.
Delaney works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Crum struggling a bit here.
Kas Crum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delaney decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crum to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Delaney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delaney 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Delaney!
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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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