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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Merquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merquez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mind Da Gap feat. Valete - Não Pára. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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169 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Merquez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merquez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Merquez working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merquez has control of an arm but Crim manages to advance to Merquez's back!
Crim trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Merquez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Crim is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Merquez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Crim has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Merquez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crim keeps control of the position as Merquez tries to break free.
Merquez keeps trying to improve his position.
Crim lands a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merquez just trying to survive but Crim is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Crim throwing damaging strikes from the back! Merquez could be in trouble here!
Crim lands a shot to the head.
Merquez tries to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Merquez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Crim!
Crim is hanging on to Merquez's back as he tries to escape.
Merquez grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Crim punishes Merquez with strikes from the back mount.
Crim is looking for the choke from the back position but Merquez is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crim loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Merquez hold on?
Crim lands strikes to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crim lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Crim.
Crim scores with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merquez wants to escape the position.
Crim punches Merquez on the ear.
Merquez is taking damage to the body and head.
Crim has Merquez flattened out and is raining down punches.
Crim is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Merquez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Crim is landing with strikes. Merquez can't take much more of this.
Crim lands a shot to the head.
Merquez is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Crim's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Crim is working the ground and pound. Can Merquez escape?
Crim working for the choke.
Crim landing with strikes.
It looks like Felix Merquez has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Crim. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Crim is persistently looking for the submission but Merquez is defending it well.
Crim is hanging on to Merquez's back as he tries to escape.
Crim is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Merquez up.
Crim scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Merquez is looking for a way out.
Crim lands shots from the back.
Merquez is rocked!
Crim is landing with strikes. Merquez can't take much more of this.
Merquez is still in real trouble! Can Crim finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Merquez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Crim's guard. Nice work there by Merquez.
Merquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Crim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Merquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Merquez stopping the sweep attempt from Crim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merquez preventing the sweep.
Crim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Merquez defends it easily.
We've been informed that Merquez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crim doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Merquez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crim's guard.
Merquez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crim looking for a sweep. Not yet Crim, not yet.
Crim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Crim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Merquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Crim. That snapped Merquez's head back.
Merquez shoots in but Crim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crim wants to clinch.
Crim throws an overhand right that lands on Merquez's shoulder, as Merquez tries to avoid the shot.
Crim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Merquez on the side of the head.
Crim throws a looping overhand right but Merquez ducks down to avoid it.
Merquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crim.
Crim jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crim clinches.
Crim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Crim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Merquez's head.
Thomas Crim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim scoring with some ground and pound.
Crim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Merquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Crim has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crim is in close to Merquez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crim trying to control but Merquez is working from the bottom.
Merquez trying to keep a closed guard but Crim is proving a slippery customer.
Crim working some strikes from top position.
Crim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crim is working Merquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crim is working Merquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crim throws an elbow that misses. Merquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crim's guard. Nice move by Merquez!
Merquez trying to control but Crim is working from the bottom.
Merquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim looking for a sweep. Not yet Crim, not yet.
Crim trying to control the position.
Crim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Crim wants to control the position but Merquez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Crim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merquez can do to turn this around?
Merquez stalling.
Merquez prevents Crim from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crim trying to strike off his back.
Crim has his foot on Merquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Merquez works his way back into a safe position though.
Crim wants to sweep but no luck.
Merquez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crim working for a triangle but Merquez defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Crim keeping moving, preventing Merquez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merquez is one step ahead there.
Merquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Crim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felix Merquez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crim tries to clinch but Merquez is having none of it.
Merquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crim.
A lazy body kick from Crim
and Merquez counters with a nice body kick.
Merquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crim pinned against the cage. Crim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crim instigates a clinch.
Merquez gets underhooks to prevent Crim's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Crim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Merquez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merquez.
Crim looking to score a takedown here. Merquez is defending well but Crim drives through and ends up in Merquez's guard.
Crim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merquez has his foot on Crim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crim works his way back into a safe position though.
Crim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Merquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crim defends well.
Crim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crim wants to pass the guard but Merquez is keeping the position.
Crim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crim stopping the sweep attempt from Merquez.
Crim chips away with some ground and pound.
Merquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim stands up over Merquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Merquez keeping moving, preventing Crim from controlling successfully.
Crim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merquez has momentary wrist control but Crim slips an elbow through the middle.
Crim connects with a couple of short punches.
Crim throws a strike but Merquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Merquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Merquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merquez trying to hold on to Crim's head to control him but Crim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merquez has hold of Crim's hands but Crim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crim working over Merquez with some ground and pound. Merquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crim working Merquez over with strikes.
Merquez is looking to improve his position.
Crim is working for a submission of some sort.
Crim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crim lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim winds up and cracks Merquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Merquez is trying to control but can't.
Crim lands strikes from half guard.
Crim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crim 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.
Crim thows a huge punch but Merquez dodges it nicely.
Crim winds up and cracks Merquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crim 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.
Crim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crim working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crim is trying to control. Merquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Felix Merquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crim blocks the strikes from Merquez.
Merquez punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim slips a nice elbow through Merquez's hands, connecting with Merquez's forehead.
Crim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merquez defending well though.
Merquez wants to control but Crim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crim throwing shots but Merquez is blocking nicely.
Merquez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Crim 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.
Crim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merquez wants to control but Crim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Merquez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Crim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crim 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Crim!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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