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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Crawford has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crawford throws a head kick that Palhares semi-blocks.
Palhares misses with a body kick.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palhares tries to clinch there but Crawford circles away.
Palhares should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A slow jab from Crawford misses its intended target.
Palhares closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crawford to the mat! Crawford manages to get full guard.
Crawford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palhares 's guard.
Palhares trying to control the position.
Crawford throws an elbow that misses. Palhares uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crawford's guard. Nice move by Palhares !
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palhares postures up in Crawford's guard and throws a big left but Crawford blocks it.
Palhares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Crawford blocks nicely.
Palhares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crawford's guard.
Palhares is looking for a kimura but Crawford is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Palhares to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crawford trying to control here.
Palhares misses with a head shot. Crawford uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palhares .
Crawford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crawford can't keep his opponent in guard - Palhares advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Palhares 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.
Palhares thows a huge punch but Crawford dodges it nicely.
Palhares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palhares is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crawford has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crawford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palhares stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Palhares gets a double leg takedown into Crawford's guard.
Crawford wants to sweep but no luck.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crawford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palhares is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Palhares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crawford's head.
Palhares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palhares is fighting to break Crawford's control of his arms but Crawford is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares stands and steps away. Crawford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Palhares avoids nicely.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palhares but Palhares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palhares drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crawford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palhares on the ground.
Crawford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palhares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Palhares isn't so interested in that idea.
Palhares decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crawford, up you get!
Palhares throws a front kick that sends Crawford stumbling back into the cage.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Palhares .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares clinches up with Crawford and pushes him back against the cage.
Crawford looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares has his feet on Crawford's thighs here. He's pushed Crawford off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Crawford screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rousimar Palhares !
An out of breath Rousimar Palhares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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