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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Black (ranked 3502 p4p, 118 weight class) and Nick Crompton (ranked 23625 p4p, 232 weight class). Black comes into the arena with The Dicks - Rich Daddy blaring out of the sound system. Nick Crompton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 cm
23
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Black! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Crompton! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crompton on the wrong end of a nice jab. Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crompton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Crompton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Black controls the pace. Crompton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black. Black is pushing down on Crompton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crompton is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through. Crompton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Black is looking for a kimura but Crompton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage. Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crompton sees it coming and defends easily. Crompton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crompton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Black scoring with strikes to the body and head. Black is figuring out what he wants to do next. Black is looking for a kimura but Crompton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage. Crompton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though. Black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round. Well, if Black is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Black lands with a punch from half guard. Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crompton has managed to free his arm - good work. Black controlling the action here. Crompton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black. Black wants to pass the guard but Crompton is defending well. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Black lands a nice short elbow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crompton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crompton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots. Black is looking for a kimura here.
Black lands strikes from half guard. Black takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Crompton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crompton's head. Black passes to full mount! Black is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crompton is surviving well by controlling Black's body position as best he can. Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Crompton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Crompton and Black has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Black decides to stand back up. Black steps back and let's Crompton get back to his feet. Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crompton! Black in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Black goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crompton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Black's guard! Nice work there by Crompton! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crompton manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Black is in close to Crompton's body, working some short punches and elbows. Black makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Black lands a couple of elbows. Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Black lands a couple of decent looking shots. Crompton keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully. Black forces his way into half guard. Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Crompton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Black dominated 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.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crompton as he avoids it easily. Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crompton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Black has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. No luck for Black with that takedown attempt. Crompton tries to clinch but Black moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Black dives in and grabs Crompton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crompton pushes down on Black's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Black. That's going to take a lot out of him. Crompton darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Crompton into the cage. Crompton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black. A momentary lapse in concentration from Crompton enables Black to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crompton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Black postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black trying to control but Crompton is working from the bottom. Crompton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Black drops back looking for a leg! Crompton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crompton manages to kick Black off! Black jumps back into Crompton's guard. Crompton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Crompton has wrist control. Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Black throws a big right hand that misses. Dick Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Black preventing the sweep. Black postures up and lands a big shot to Crompton's brow. Black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Black stands and throws Crompton's legs to the side, diving into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Black working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black working the ground and pound. The strikes coming from Black are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Crompton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Black wants to control but Crompton is keeping him busy. Black has an Americana. Crompton didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Black is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Black hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dick Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
47% |
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