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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Crawford (ranked 5712 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okad Imal (ranked 5189 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reynaldo Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Okad Imal!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford moves into range and clinches up with Imal.
Imal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Imal.
Imal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Imal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawford tries to break free but Imal pushes him back against the cage.
Crawford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Imal walks away with a smile on his face. Crawford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crawford tries to clinch
and Imal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Imal pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imal rushes Crawford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Imal tries to work over Crawford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to break free of the clinch but Imal has double underhooks.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. Imal won't want to take too many of those.
Crawford has had enough of the clinch but Imal keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford is trying to pull guard but Imal has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford tries to clinch but Imal moves out of range.
Imal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crawford closes the distance and pushes Imal back into the cage.
Imal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Imal pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reynaldo Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imal closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to push Imal away but Imal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford looking for a takedown.
Imal avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawford.
Crawford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Imal smiles and moves away.
Crawford with a poor takedown
and Imal counters with a good, hard body kick but Crawford shrugs it off.
Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawford is trying to force a seperation but Imal has the dominant position.
Crawford has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Imal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crawford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crawford is trying to drag Imal to the mat but Imal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Imal tries to throw a body punch but Crawford avoids it by throwing Imal back against the cage.
Crawford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawford is trying to force a seperation but Imal has the dominant position.
Crawford wants to break free but Imal has control.
Crawford tries to break free but Imal pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Imal misses with a body punch.
Crawford prevents a body shot from Imal.
Imal keeps control of Crawford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford is trying to push Imal away but Imal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford is trying to pull guard but Imal has him pressed against the cage.
Imal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imal moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawford.
Imal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Imal avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crawford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Imal walks away with a smile on his face. Crawford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Imal 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okad Imal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Imal tries a body shot but Crawford blocks it.
Crawford is trying to break the clinch but Imal has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawford is trying to break the clinch but Imal has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford throws an elbow that misses.
Crawford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Imal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Imal rushes Crawford and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to pull guard but Imal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Imal keeps control of Crawford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Imal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crawford up against the cage.
Crawford tries a body shot but Imal blocks it.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Imal avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawford wants to get back to striking at distance but Imal won't allow it.
Crawford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reynaldo Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Imal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crawford throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crawford throws an elbow but misses.
Crawford misses with an elbow over the top.
Imal has Crawford pressed against the cage, preventing Crawford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Imal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford darts in and clinches Imal up against the cage.
Crawford has had enough of the clinch but Imal keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford is trying to break free.
Crawford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to break free.
Crawford has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Imal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Imal.
Imal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Imal presses Crawford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Imal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Crawford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Imal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawford.
Imal prevents Crawford from breaking the clinch.
Crawford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Imal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crawford is looking to escape.
Imal decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Crawford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crawford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Imal counters with a nice body shot.
Imal fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imal gets a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Imal.
Crawford is fighting off a takedown attempt but Imal is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Crawford to the mat. Crawford regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okad Imal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Crawford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Imal clinches up with Crawford and pushes him back against the cage.
Imal wants the takedown. Crawford is fighting it off but Imal persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Crawford's guard against the cage.
Crawford tries to strike from the bottom.
Crawford looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Imal passes into side control.
Crawford is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Imal blocks the strikes from Crawford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Imal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford is trying to get back to his feet.
Crawford 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.
Imal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crawford to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imal clinches with his opponent.
Imal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Imal avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Imal can't find room to land a body shot as Crawford controls the action.
Imal breaks from the clinch.
Imal closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Imal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Imal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crawford.
Imal has Crawford pressed against the cage, preventing Crawford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Imal struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawford controls his hands.
Imal has Crawford pressed against the cage, preventing Crawford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crawford is trying to push Imal away but Imal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford tries for a takedown but Imal manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reynaldo Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Imal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imal instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a punch but it's blocked by Imal.
Imal stops a takedown attempt from Crawford.
Imal tries to throw a body punch but Crawford avoids it by throwing Imal back against the cage.
Crawford is trying to force a seperation but Imal has the dominant position.
Imal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Imal.
Crawford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Imal working Crawford over with knees to the body.
Imal prevents Crawford from breaking the clinch.
Imal misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imal works on Crawford's body with a couple of short punches.
Imal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crawford is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Imal - that landed with a thud.
Imal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Reynaldo Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imal clinches up with Crawford and pushes him back against the cage.
Imal can't find room to land a body shot as Crawford controls the action.
Okad Imal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right hand to the body from Imal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford tries to circle away but Imal has him pinned against the cage.
Imal has clasped his hands together around Crawford's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Reynaldo Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet but Imal drags him back down.
The referee asks Imal politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Imal prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Okad Imal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Imal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okad Imal!
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