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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Way of The Ninja. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane moves out of range as Iron Tyson strikes.
A shot to the liver by Iron Tyson. Beautiful body shot.
Iron Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Crane off the cage and back into range.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Crane misses the target.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Crane avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
Crane slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Crane connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane thuds a left hand into Iron Tyson's body.
Iron Tyson scores with the left hand. Crane knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Crane moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iron Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Iron Tyson looks to move away, Crane throws a big counter combo but Iron Tyson just gets out of the way.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Crane's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson cracks Crane with a good jab.
Iron Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
Crane throws a hook to the side of Iron Tyson's head but Iron Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Iron Tyson - just one landing.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Iron Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crane moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
A jab lands there for Iron Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands with a right hand.
Iron Tyson walks into a jab.
Iron Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Crane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crane throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane takes one on the button.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Tyson cracks Crane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Iron Tyson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crane on the side of the head.
Crane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Good exchange - Crane coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crane lands a right hook to the body.
Iron Tyson scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Iron Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron Tyson defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Iron Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crane.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson with a jab.
The fighters circling - Iron Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane tries to clinch up but Iron Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Crane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Iron Tyson coming out on top.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Iron Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Iron Tyson.
Crane misses with a hook. Iron Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Crane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Iron Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Crane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson misses with a left hand
and Crane counters with a straight right hand.
Iron Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Crane off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Iron Tyson does it's job there.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crane tries to clinch there but Iron Tyson circles away.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
Crane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Crane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Iron Tyson.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Crane's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crane slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Crane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Crane is looking to counter the offense by Iron Tyson and move into the clinch.
Crane slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
Crane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iron Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iron Tyson takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Iron Tyson thuds his right hand into Crane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Iron Tyson looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well.
It looked like Crane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Iron Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Crane throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crane checks the leg kick.
Crane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crane.
Iron Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crane.
Crane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Iron Tyson manages to circle out of the way.
Iron Tyson jabs at Crane's body.
Crane jabs Iron Tyson right on the nose. Iron Tyson blinks but takes it well.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crane.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Crane is looking for a counter combo.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Iron Tyson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crane holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Crane prevents Iron Tyson from improving position.
Crane is trying to buck Iron Tyson off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Iron Tyson decides to stand back up.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson goes for a double leg but Crane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crane continues to drive forward.
Crane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Crane dips to his left and cracks Iron Tyson with an uppercut!
Iron Tyson takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
A jab from Iron Tyson finds it's way through Crane's defenses.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crane circles away.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
A big right from Crane misses.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Crane connects with the punch.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Crane's head back.
Iron Tyson looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well.
Iron Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Crane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iron Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crane counters with a one-two to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Crane's head but Crane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron Tyson wants to counter the offense by Crane and move into the clinch position.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Crane.
Crane takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Crane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Iron Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch.
Iron Tyson pushes Crane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Iron Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Iron Tyson lands an uppercut.
Iron Tyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Crane avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Crane off the cage and back into range.
A nice combination there by Crane.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Crane moved out of range nicely.
Iron Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Crane misses the target.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Crane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crane throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Iron Tyson takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Crane does no damage.
Crane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Crane strikes.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
Crane moves out of range as Iron Tyson strikes.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
It looked like Crane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Iron Tyson catches Crane right on the button with a cross.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut
letting Crane counter with a right hand.
Iron Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron Tyson misses with a shot to the body
and Crane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iron Tyson momentarily.
Iron Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Iron Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iron Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Crane should have avoided that one.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane.
Crane backing away here, and Iron Tyson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crane throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Crane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Crane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Crane is just out of range.
Iron Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Crane throws a looping overhand right but Iron Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane misses with a straight right.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane throws a good cross that connects.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Iron Tyson throws a series of punches but Crane avoids them all with ease.
Iron Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
Iron Tyson throws a series of punches but Crane avoids them all with ease.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Crane throwing a counter right hand but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to Crane's midsection.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iron Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iron Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Iron Tyson's shoulder, as Iron Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Iron Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Crane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Iron Tyson manages to circle out of the way.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Iron Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Crane connects with a body shot.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crane on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Crane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Iron Tyson thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Crane blocks it.
Crane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crane misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
Iron Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crane looks to throw the jab but Iron Tyson is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Crane throws a jab when Iron Tyson was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Iron Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson cracks Crane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iron Tyson looks for a takedown but Crane sprawls well.
As Iron Tyson tries to get set, Crane tries to push him back and clinch up but Iron Tyson manages to avoid the attempt.
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Crane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Iron Tyson misses
and Crane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Crane blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Crane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iron Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crane scrambles back to his feet.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Crane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Crane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Iron Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Crane had a free shot at his head there.
Crane digs a good body shot into Iron Tyson's ribs.
Crane takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Crane takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iron Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iron Tyson gets a double leg takedown into Crane's guard.
Crane manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane blocks an uppercut.
Crane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Crane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iron Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Iron Tyson is controlling him.
Crane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iron Tyson gets through Crane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Crane avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
Iron Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane avoids the body shot from Iron Tyson.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane works the jab nicely.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with a straight right hand.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Crane counters with a straight right hand.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson digs a good hook to Crane's body.
Iron Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crane on the side of the head.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Crane's belly button to the back.
Crane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iron Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iron Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Iron Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Crane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crane forces Iron Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane scores with a shot to the side of Iron Tyson's head.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crane's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane scores with a jab to the head.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crane.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Crane ducked under it nicely.
Crane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron Tyson defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crane's hands.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but Iron Tyson slips the punch.
Crane swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Iron Tyson! But no joy.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch
and Crane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crane slips a jab and a cross from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Crane blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Iron Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane throws a series of punches but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane tries to bum rush Iron Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook
and Crane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Iron Tyson thinking.
Iron Tyson throws a good cross that connects.
Iron Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iron Tyson.
A big right from Crane misses.
Iron Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Iron Tyson works Crane's body with a nice hook.
Iron Tyson thuds his right hand into Crane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Iron Tyson.
Crane slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Crane.
Crane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iron Tyson on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iron Tyson.
Nice body punch from Iron Tyson.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Iron Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Crane's head.
Iron Tyson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crane pushes Iron Tyson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Iron Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Iron Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson stuns Crane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Crane lands with a straight right. Iron Tyson didn't see that one coming.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Iron Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Crane ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Iron Tyson. Beautiful body shot.
Crane connects with a body shot that sends Iron Tyson's belly button to the back.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Crane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crane misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Iron Tyson.
Nice sprawl there from Crane as Iron Tyson shoots in.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
Crane slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron Tyson cracks a nice hook into Crane's ribs.
The fighters circling - Crane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane scores with the left hand. Iron Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Crane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iron Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Iron Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crane with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook
and Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ichabod Crane.
I think Crane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Ichabod Crane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Shogun Iron Tyson spoke after the fight, saying 'Another garbage decision, of course.'.
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