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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to . Connor Mac Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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288 lbs
52 - 30 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Connor Mac Burns has been cut.
Cropp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns.
Cropp has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cropp throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cropp at a distance.
Cropp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.
Burns throws a body punch but Cropp moves out of range.
Cropp slips a jab from Burns.
Cropp misses with a low kick.
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Cropp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cropp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns throws a big counter combination but Cropp scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cropp fails with the takedown
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cropp.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Cropp seems unphased.
Burns jabs Cropp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns feints and then cracks Cropp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cropp down.
Burns connects with a combination that backs up Cropp into the cage. Burns lands a flurry of punches that gets past Cropp's guard. Cropp is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Burns bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Connor Mac Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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