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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again. Kane Yamada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crowe to score with a decent uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yamada has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Crowe dips to his left and cracks Yamada with an uppercut!
Yamada cracks Crowe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada drops his hands momentarily and Crowe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yamada moves out of range as Crowe strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada throws a front kick that sends Crowe stumbling back into the cage.
Crowe tries to clinch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada checks the leg kick.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamada avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Crowe scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamada works Crowe's body with a nice hook.
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe tries a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamada is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamada finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe digs a good hook to Yamada's body.
Yamada dips to his left and cracks Crowe with an uppercut!
Yamada sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Crowe lands a really nice looking cross but Yamada seems unphased.
Yamada drives through and clinches with Crowe against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Yamada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Crowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamada.
Crowe looking to stall.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Yamada has Crowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada is trying to push Crowe away but Crowe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamada avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
Crowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Crowe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crowe is trying to stall.
Yamada lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Yamada is trying to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling him.
Yamada takes an elbow to the temple.
Crowe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yamada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Crowe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamada moves into the clinch.
Yamada tries to break free but Crowe pushes him back against the cage.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamada's defenses.
Yamada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crowe is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamada gets an underhook and turns Crowe into the cage.
Yamada is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowe gets a clinch.
Crowe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada is trying to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling him.
Yamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada is trying to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Crowe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Crowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid body kick from Crowe.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe lands a jab to Yamada's midsection.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada takes one to the side of the head.
Crowe throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamada throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Yamada pushes Crowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Eli Crowe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada working hard to break the clinch.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada lands with a hook. Crowe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Crowe saw that one coming.
Jab from Yamada.
Crowe scores with a push kick.
Crowe throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Crowe throws a front kick that sends Yamada stumbling back into the cage.
Eli Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crowe checks a low kick from Yamada.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe blocks a low kick nicely.
Crowe has managed to clinch.
Yamada tries to work over Crowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada wants to land a leg kick but Crowe is out of range.
Yamada blocks a leg kick.
Crowe rushes Yamada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crowe wants to clinch.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamadas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crowe blocks a head kick by Yamada.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada gets a clinch.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yamada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crowe.
Crowe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Crowe ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Yamada misses with a lunging right hand
and Crowe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Yamada does it's job there.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada with a hook.
Crowe misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Yamada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Crowe moved out of range.
Yamada instigates a clinch.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick from Crowe.
Yamada has closed the distance and engaged Crowe in a clinch.
Yamada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Crowe is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada is trying to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling him.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamada controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Crowe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe checks a low kick from Yamada.
Crowe misses with a straight right.
Crowe sizes up Yamada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Yamada throws a head kick that half lands.
Yamada darts in and clinches Crowe up against the cage.
Crowe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamada has had enough of the clinch but Crowe keeps him there for the moment.
Crowe keeps control of Yamada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Crowe scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throws the kick towards the body but Yamada avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crowe.
Yamada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamada gets a clinch.
Crowe slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Yamada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crowe has Yamada pressed against the cage, preventing Yamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crowe.
Yamada is trying to push Crowe away but Crowe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamada is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowe has double underhooks.
Yamada tries to circle away but Crowe has him pinned against the cage.
Crowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamada is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowe has double underhooks.
Yamada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamada is trying to break free.
Kane Yamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamada is defending well for now.
Crowe pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crowe stalling.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Yamada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crowe crunches a lovely knee into Yamada's ribcage.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crowe lands with a kick to the temple. Yamada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Crowe saw that one coming.
Crowe dips to his left and cracks Yamada with an uppercut!
Crowe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamada blocks the body kick.
Crowe scores with a one two! Yamada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamada takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada throws a leg kick but Crowe moved away.
Crowe lands with a good body shot.
Crowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick from Yamada.
Yamada forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Crowe lands an elbow that stopped Yamada in his tracks for a moment.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eli Crowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Crowe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamada blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamada.
Crowe has Yamada pressed against the cage, preventing Yamada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crowe 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Eli Crowe!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Eli Crowe!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Eli Crowe!
Eli Crowe wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Eli Crowe took to the microphone: 'Take THAT, you stick figure!'.
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energy
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hype
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