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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Faber (ranked 1848 p4p, 276 weight class) and Stanton Crowe (ranked 1472 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
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207 lbs
38 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crowe lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body. Faber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uriah Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crowe is looking for a sweep.
Faber wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Crowe is looking for a sweep.
Crowe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Crowe gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe managing to control the position.
Faber tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowe is retaining full guard.
Crowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe keeping full guard, as Faber tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crowe is on top in guard.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Crowe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crowe landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faber looking for a guillotine here but Crowe defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Faber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faber is looking for a triangle but Crowe pushes his legs off easily.
Faber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crowe has his hands clasped together around Faber's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crowe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe has control of Faber's left arm, preventing Faber from doing any damage.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber preventing the sweep.
Crowe is still trying to improve position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crowe holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Crowe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Faber trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crowe manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Faber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crowe controls the pace.
Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crowe on the ground.
Crowe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Faber's head.
It looks like Uriah Faber has been cut.
Crowe won't allow Faber to sweep him here.
Faber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Crowe lands a couple of digs.
Uriah Faber's cut is getting worse.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe landing with the ground and pound.
Faber has momentary wrist control but Crowe slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faber wants to sweep here but Crowe controlling him for the moment.
Crowe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uriah Faber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Faber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crowe gets back to full guard.
Crowe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
Crowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
Crowe postures up and lands a big shot to Faber's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe cracks Faber with a solid left hand.
Crowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe postures up and lands a big shot to Faber's brow.
Crowe preventing the sweep.
Crowe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crowe is aware though and is defending well.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Crowe is pushing down on Faber's leg trying to pass to half guard. Faber is fighting to maintain full guard but Crowe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Faber is trying to get back to full guard.
Faber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crowe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Crowe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Uriah Faber's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Faber gets back to full guard.
Crowe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Crowe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faber's head.
Faber wants to sweep here but Crowe controlling him for the moment.
Crowe chips away with some ground and pound.
Crowe works over Faber with some ground and pound from guard.
Faber wants to sweep here but Crowe controlling him for the moment.
Faber keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe working some strikes from top position.
Faber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crowe controls the pace.
Crowe won't allow Faber to sweep him here.
Crowe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crowe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jeez, Uriah Faber's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uriah Faber's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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