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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Opas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Opas's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Opas!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton throws a lazy uppercut
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crichton takes a swing at Opas's ribcage but misses.
Opas lands a leg kick that knocks Crichton off balance momentarily.
Crichton misses with a body shot
and Opas counters with a two punch combo.
Crichton swings widly with a right hand
enabling Opas to counter with a crisp jab.
Crichton scores with a jab to the head.
Opas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Opas is predictable there
and Crichton counters with a straight right hand.
Crichton misses with an uppercut
and Opas counters with an outside leg kick.
Opas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crichton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opas counters with a right hand to the body.
Crichton slips a straight right by Opas.
Crichton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crichton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crichton misses with a left hand
and Opas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crichton throws a lazy uppercut
and Opas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crichton avoids the head kick by Opas.
Opas connects with a leg kick. Crichton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crichton misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Opas thuds his shin into the meat of Crichton's side.
Good leg kick by Opas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Opas misses with a wild body shot.
Crichton throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Opas
and Crichton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Opas lands a body shot.
Opas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crichton misses with a hook
and Opas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crichton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crichton misses with a hook
and Opas counters with a stiff right hand.
Opas scores with a nice strike.
Opas feints and then cracks Crichton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crichton down.
Crichton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crichton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Opas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crichton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crichton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Opas's hands.
Crichton throws a body punch but Opas moves out of range.
Opas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crichton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crichton connects with a body shot that sends Opas's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton swings widly with a right hand
and Opas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crichton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Opas cracks Crichton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Opas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crichton throws an off balance right hand
and Opas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Opas tries a head kick but it misses.
Opas misses the jab.
Crichton looks to land a combination but Opas avoids it well.
Opas throws a sloppy head kick and Crichton moves out of range easily.
Crichton misses with an uppercut
and Opas counters with an outside leg kick.
Crichton misses with a hook to the body
and Opas counters with a good, hard body kick but Crichton shrugs it off.
Opas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crichton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Opas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crichton scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Opas.
Opas swings for the body but Crichton moves out of range.
Crichton digs a good body shot into Opas's ribs.
Opas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opas is looking to slow Crichton down with leg kicks.
Crichton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Opas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crichton throws a poor cross that misses
and Crichton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crichton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crichton swings widly with a right hand
and Opas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crichton tries to bum rush Opas with a series of wild strikes but Opas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Opas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Opas misses with the combination.
Opas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crichton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opas counters with a straight right hand.
Crichton throws a lazy uppercut
and Opas counters with a two punch combo.
Opas throws a big shot that misses.
Opas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crichton's calf.
Crichton misses with a hook
and Opas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Opas throws a lazy right hand but Crichton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Opas is looking to slow Crichton down with leg kicks.
Crichton throws an off balance right hand
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crichton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton ducks under a wild hook from Opas.
Crichton misses with a left hand
and Opas counters with a nice leg kick.
Opas stuns Crichton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Opas lands a leg kick that knocks Crichton off balance momentarily.
Crichton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crichton is rocked!
Opas lands a brutal uppercut that launches Crichton off his feet! Crichton tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Opas!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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