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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West- New Slave. Hendricks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Somebody's getting fucked up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Hendricks has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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135 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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141 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Crawford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnny Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crawford wants to get back to full guard.
Crawford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hendricks pulls his head out easily.
Crawford punching from the bottom.
Hendricks working over Crawford with some ground and pound. Crawford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford actively working from the bottom here.
Crawford is trying to get back to full guard.
Crawford manages to get to full guard.
Hendricks stands and throws Crawford's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crawford is trying to get back to half guard.
Crawford is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford is trying to control Hendricks's posture but Hendricks avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks cracks Crawford with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Crawford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Crawford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hendricks grinds an elbow into Crawford's temple.
Crawford is rocked!
Crawford wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Oh Crawford is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawford trying to remain calm as Hendricks controls from the top position.
Crawford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crawford is working hard here to advance position.
Crawford is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hendricks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A big shot lands for Hendricks! That's hurt Crawford! Will he recover? Hendricks fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Hendricks!
Johnny Hendricks is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Johnny Hendricks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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