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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Abe has chosen Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music. Stanton Crowe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Earnest Abe's chin.
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283 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earnest Abe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abe.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Abe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abe checks a leg kick.
Abe takes the fight into the clinch.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Abe can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
Abe lands a left hand.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Abe breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Abe leaning against his opponent.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Abe manages to break the clinch.
Crowe clinches up against the cage.
Crowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abe blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Abe.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe taking a breather.
Abe breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abe's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crowe postures up in Abe's guard and throws a big left but Abe blocks it.
Crowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abe is keeping the position for now.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abe wants to stand and escape but Crowe is having none of it.
Crowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Abe is retaining full guard.
Crowe throws a strike but Abe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crowe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe 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.
Abe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Crowe is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Abe is just out of range.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe thows a body kick. Abe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe takes a swing at Abe's ribcage but misses.
Abe lands a big head kick that sends Crowe tumbling to the mat! Abe takes a step backwards and waves Crowe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe gets a clinch.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Abe blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe misses with some punches.
Crowe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Abe.
Still in the clinch, Abe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crowe tries to work over Abe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Crowe.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Abe controls his hands.
Abe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Crowe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abe blocking some punches.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Abe working aggressively here.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Abe controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stanton Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Abe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abe closes the distance and pushes Crowe back into the cage.
Abe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abe gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abe wants to break free but Crowe has control.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanton Crowe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abe is out of range and Crowe settles back down.
Abe forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
Crowe scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Abe throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Abe gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe taking a breather.
Crowe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Abe controls his hands.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Abe blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Crowe goes for a takedown attempt but Abe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crowe is looking to wear down Abe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe cracks a nice hook into Abe's ribs.
Crowe looks for the body kick but Abe saw that one coming.
Crowe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abe has Crowe pushed against the cage.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abe scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to work over Abe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abe tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Abe throws a head punch that misses.
Abe misses with a punch on the inside.
Abe blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe is pressed up against the cage. Crowe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abe down to the mat. Abe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abe takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Abe fails to land.
Abe is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crowe as Abe tries to tie him up.
Abe misses with some punches.
Abe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abe throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe tries a body shot but Abe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe breaks the clinch.
Earnest Abe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Abe circles away.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abe was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body. Abe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe throws a jab when Abe was well out of range.
Abe instigates a clinch.
Abe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abe lands with a light punch inside.
Stanton Crowe's cut is getting worse.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crowe.
Abe tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Abe back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abe's brow.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abe prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Abe blocks a body shot from Crowe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Crowe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abe.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abe prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Abe is pressed up against the cage. Crowe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abe down to the mat. Abe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crowe lands a really nice looking cross but Abe seems unphased.
Abe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abe forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
Abe blocks a body shot from Crowe.
A head punch on the inside from Abe fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Crowe on the inside.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Abe is breathing heavily.
Crowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crowe has managed to clinch.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Abe stalling against the cage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Abe lands an uppercut.
Abe has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Abe lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.
Crowe tries to work over Abe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowe wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Abe.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe digs a right hand underneath Abe's ribcage. Abe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crowe as Abe tries to tie him up.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Abe.
A right handed body shot lands from Crowe.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
A body shot lands from Abe.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Abe avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abe trying to control the position but instead, Crowe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abe into the cage.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Crowe.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Crowe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Abe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abe.
Stanton Crowe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abe's brow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crowe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Abe misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abe throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Abe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Abe closes the distance and pushes Crowe back into the cage.
Crowe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abe is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Abe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Abe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abe's elbow.
Crowe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Abe regains guard immediately.
Abe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Abe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Abe is keeping the position.
Crowe throwing strikes from guard but Abe blocks nicely.
Abe keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe trying to control but Abe is working from the bottom.
Earnest Abe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crowe, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe wins by unanimous decision!
Stanton Crowe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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