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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 1346 p4p, 2174 weight class) and Zygmunt Krol (ranked 154 p4p, 237 weight class). Outlaw comes to the cage accompanied by Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. Krol has chosen Hammer Smashed Face Live as his entrance music. Zygmunt Krol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zygmunt Krol!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Outlaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Outlaw cracks Krol with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Outlaw throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krol tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Outlaw is in Krol's guard.
Outlaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Outlaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Outlaw landing with the ground and pound.
Outlaw throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Outlaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Outlaw throws a strike but Krol rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Outlaw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Krol is controlling him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol sitting in guard here, content to control.
Outlaw wants to get back to his feet but Krol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Krol sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Outlaw wants to stand and escape but Krol is having none of it.
Krol wants to control from the top but Outlaw keeps moving.
Outlaw wants to stand and escape but Krol is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw scores with a takedown into Krol's guard.
Krol has his hands on Outlaw's head, controlling the position.
Outlaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Outlaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Outlaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Krol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Outlaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Krol has wrist control.
Krol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Outlaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Outlaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Outlaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krol keeping full guard, as Outlaw tries to pass.
Krol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Outlaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Outlaw works over Krol with some ground and pound from guard.
Outlaw throwing strikes but missing.
Krol has Outlaw pulled in close to control his posture.
Outlaw landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krol has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Devils Outlaw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Outlaw throws out a loose jab but Krol uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Devils Outlaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Outlaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Krol.
A low kick from Krol is predictable there
and Outlaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krol blocks a head kick by Outlaw.
Krol misses with a head kick.
Outlaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Outlaw shoots in for a takedown but Krol shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Krol blocks the low kick.
Krol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Outlaw misses with a takedown attempt - Krol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Outlaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krol can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Outlaw misses its intended target.
Krol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Outlaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krol, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol throws a punch but it's blocked by Outlaw.
Krol lands with a light punch inside.
Outlaw has Krol pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krol manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Devils Outlaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Outlaw has Krol pressed against the cage, preventing Krol from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Outlaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Outlaw. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Outlaw.
Krol scores with a body shot.
Outlaw tries to clinch but Krol moves out of range.
Krol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zygmunt Krol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Outlaw wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw misses with an uppercut.
Outlaw tries to clinch there but Krol circles away.
The Devils Outlaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Outlaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Outlaw defending well as Krol loads up on a big left hand.
Outlaw throws a head kick that Krol semi-blocks.
Outlaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outlaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Krol manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Outlaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Outlaw misses with a body kick.
Outlaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Devils Outlaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Outlaw is looking to clinch.
Krol throws out a counter right but Outlaw avoids it with no problem.
Krol blocks a head kick by Outlaw.
Outlaw shoots in and drives through. Krol sprawls well.
Krol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Outlaw is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krol back to the cage. Outlaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Outlaw wants to clinch.
Outlaw fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krol on the side of the head.
Krol throws a shot from downtown. Outlaw moves away and avoids it.
Krol takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krol slaps away a takedown attempt from Outlaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw misses with a few strikes there.
Outlaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krol blocks a head kick by Outlaw.
Outlaw goes for a double leg but Krol avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Krol continues to drive forward.
Krol is fighting off a takedown attempt but Outlaw is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Krol to the mat. Krol regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Outlaw lands a couple of elbows.
Outlaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Krol is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Outlaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Outlaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Devils Outlaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krol looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Devils Outlaw dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Krol scores with a body shot.
Outlaw scores with a jab to the head.
Outlaw throws a one two combo.
Outlaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Outlaw tries to clinch but Krol is having none of it.
Krol misses with a head kick.
Outlaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Krol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Outlaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Krol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Outlaw.
Outlaw grinds an elbow into Krol's temple.
Outlaw fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Outlaw cracks Krol with a big right hand but Krol just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Outlaw working the ground and pound but Krol is defending the strikes.
Outlaw misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Krol defending against the ground and pound.
Outlaw creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Krol sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Outlaw postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krol takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Outlaw 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.
Outlaw working away.
Zygmunt Krol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Outlaw working the body and head with strikes.
Outlaw looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krol is avoiding damage well.
Outlaw with the ground and pound but Krol regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Krol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Outlaw throwing shots but Krol is blocking nicely.
Outlaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Outlaw throws a strike but Krol avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Outlaw.
Outlaw postures up in Krol's guard and throws a big left but Krol blocks it.
Outlaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Outlaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Outlaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Outlaw throws an elbow that misses. Krol uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Outlaw's guard. Nice move by Krol!
Krol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Outlaw wants to stand but Krol is controlling the position.
That's four 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.
Krol trying to control the position from guard on top but Outlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Outlaw is wriggling around but Krol manages to pass to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Devils Outlaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Outlaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Devils Outlaw!
The Devils Outlaw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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