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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marx Coenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marx Coenen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford avoids the head kick by Coenen.
Crawford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coenen pinned against the cage. Coenen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crawford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coenen fails with the takedown.
Coenen blocks a jab.
Coenen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crawford dives in and grabs Coenen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coenen pushes down on Crawford's head and hops out.
Marx Coenen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Crawford.
Crawford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coenen circles away.
Crawford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coenen gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet.
Coenen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crawford knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenen wants to control but Crawford is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coenen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crawford to his feet.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coenen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coenen drives through with a takedown into Crawford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crawford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is pulling down on Coenen's head. It's preventing any offense from Coenen, at least for the moment.
Coenen stands and steps away. Crawford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Coenen drives through with a takedown into Crawford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coenen wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Crawford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coenen is one step ahead there.
Coenen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crawford wants to control but Coenen passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenen is looking to take a break and control but Crawford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Coenen 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.
Coenen working Crawford over with strikes.
Coenen not doing much here.
Coenen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crawford does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crawford manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Crawford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coenen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coenen avoids it really well and circles away.
Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coenen circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawford looks gassed!
Crawford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coenen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coenen pinned against the cage. Coenen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coenen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marx Coenen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawford tries to clinch but Coenen moves away
and Coenen counters with a shoot takedown. Crawford fights it but they end up in guard.
Coenen wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Marx Coenen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Coenen isn't so interested in that idea.
Coenen advances position into side control!
Coenen trying to control the action but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Crawford is looking to regain half guard here but Coenen keeps moving and retains side control.
Coenen working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Coenen trying to control the position but Crawford is working away.
Coenen landing strikes.
Coenen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Coenen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coenen looks to land a right hand but Crawford moved out of range.
Coenen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawford.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Coenen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawford fails with the takedown
and Coenen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crawford's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coenen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coenen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coenen not doing much here.
Crawford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford manages to get to full guard.
Coenen is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marx Coenen.
Coenen fails to land the takedown.
Coenen swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Coenen throws a series of punches but Crawford avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coenen fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coenen as he jumps to the side.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Coenen.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but Coenen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marx Coenen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Crawford.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coenen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coenen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawford throws the kick towards the body but Coenen avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford gets caught napping as Coenen dives in and scores a takedown. Crawford manages to retain guard.
Coenen trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coenen looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marx Coenen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Coenen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crawford.
Crawford shoots in and drives through. Coenen sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Crawford. No joy for Coenen on that attempt.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Coenen pushes him off.
Marx Coenen is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coenen as he jumps to the side.
Crawford has a takedown stuffed.
Marx Coenen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Crawford.
Coenen wants to clinch up but Crawford keeps it at a distance.
Coenen tries to clinch up.
Coenen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coenen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford is refusing to be controlled, as Coenen sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenen controlling the action here.
Coenen works his way into full mount!
Crawford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coenen cracks Crawford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coenen tries to control but Crawford wriggling away.
Coenen unloading with bombs!
Crawford tries to hold on but Coenen postures up.
Crawford tries to reverse the position but Coenen maintains control.
Crawford is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coenen controlling the position easily from mount.
Coenen lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenen controlling his opponent.
Crawford really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crawford is squirming around, avoiding Coenen's attempts to control the action.
Coenen controlling from the full mount.
Coenen lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to escape the mount.
Coenen controlling the pace for now.
Coenen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crawford is looking to escape.
Coenen controlling the pace for now.
Rex Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marx Coenen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford is desperately trying to improve his position but Coenen has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marx Coenen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coenen, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marx Coenen!
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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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