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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Four (ranked 1442 p4p, 61 weight class) and Shirley Crabtree (ranked 2080 p4p, 88 weight class). Shirley Crabtree will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test Four!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shirley Crabtree!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four lands with a good body shot.
Crabtree takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crabtree missing with a left hand there. Four was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Four bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Four lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Crabtree.
Crabtree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crabtree throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Four sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Four misses the target.
Crabtree cracks Four with an open hand slap.
It looks like Test Four has been cut.
Crabtree misses with an uppercut. Four saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Crabtree.
Crabtree moves away from the strike by Four.
It seemed like Crabtree was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crabtree uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Four.
Crabtree misses with a body shot.
Four scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Four. Beautiful body shot.
Four lands a jab to the head.
Crabtree misses with a right hand
and Four makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crabtree looks winded!
Four missing with a left hand there. Crabtree was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crabtree doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Four swings for the body but Crabtree moves out of range.
Four uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crabtree.
Crabtree moves away from the strike by Four.
Crabtree gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Four does it's job there.
Shirley Crabtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crabtree throws a body shot but no joy.
Crabtree moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Four. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Four throws a hook but Crabtree blocks it.
A big left from Four misses.
Four could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Four throws a shot from downtown. Crabtree moves away and avoids it.
Crabtree lands with an uppercut that bounces Four off the cage and back into range.
Four pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Four looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Four moves away from the strike by Crabtree.
Four swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Four listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Four is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Four throws a shot from downtown. Crabtree moves away and avoids it.
Crabtree misses with a body shot.
Crabtree swings for the body but Four moves out of range.
Crabtree takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Four uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crabtree.
Crabtree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Four keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crabtree.
A looping hook to the body misses from Four. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Four throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Crabtree's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Four dives in looking to finish as Crabtree flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Four's strikes! Four is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Crabtree's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Crabtree was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Four!
Test Four retains his super heavyweight title!
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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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