Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WVT 220: Erdogan v Jarvinen
Date: Feb 07, 2024

#R1#
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is really struggling to control Crawley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie pushes down on Crawley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crawley is trying to control but can't. #T1#
Gracie wants to take a breather but Crawley is having none of it.
Crawley is trying to get back to full guard.
Crawley tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Crawley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crawley is holding on for now.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Crawley is having none of it.
Crawley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Crawley is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crawley throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Crawley lands with a shot to the body. #KD2#
Crawley drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crawley is looking for the KO!#CUT2#It looks like Bryan Gracie has been cut.
Crawley lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crawley fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gracie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gracie looks to clinch but Crawley throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gracie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
Billy Crawley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bryan Gracie spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm an old man now... but here I am. I'm blessed to fight in front of you. The day where I quit this thing is in front of me... and I'm glad my blood was spilled.'.

Event: WVT 211: Mathieu v Kok
Date: Jan 17, 2024

#R1#
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Volkanovski throws the kick towards the body but Crawley avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Volkanovski. Crawley shrugs it off though.
Crawley is looking to clinch.
It looked like Volkanovski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crawley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT2#It looks like Aleksandar Volkanovski has been cut.
Volkanovski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Volkanovski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Volkanovski looking to throw knees to the head but Crawley is blocking nicely.
Crawley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volkanovski backwards.
Crawley tries to work over Volkanovski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Volkanovski tries to pull guard but Crawley won't allow it.
Volkanovski controlling the action here for a moment.
Crawley is leaning against Volkanovski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Volkanovski with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkanovski uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1##BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volkanovski misses with a double jab
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volkanovski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Volkanovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volkanovski takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Volkanovski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Volkanovski misses with a two punch combination.
Crawley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Volkanovski slips a jab from Crawley.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkanovski. #T2#
Volkanovski tries to bum rush Crawley with a series of wild strikes but Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkanovski is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Volkanovski. Those never looked like landing.
Volkanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Volkanovski has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Volkanovski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crawley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Volkanovski somewhat.
Crawley throws a fast counter high kick but Volkanovski manages to duck under it in time.
Crawley lands with a nice body punch. #T3#
Crawley fails with an attempt to clinch. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crawley enables Volkanovski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crawley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Volkanovski wants to pass the guard but Crawley is keeping the position.
Volkanovski wanted to stand there but Crawley had control of the position.
Crawley wants to stand but Volkanovski is controlling the position.
Volkanovski tries to free his leg and advance position but Crawley is retaining full guard.
Crawley is looking to stand up but Volkanovski isn't so interested in that idea. #T4#
Volkanovski looking to pass the guard.
Volkanovski prevents Crawley from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Volkanovski slips a straight right by Crawley.
Volkanovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawley jabs at Volkanovski's body.
Volkanovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkanovski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkanovski manages to avoid it.
Volkanovski throws a combination that misses
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Volkanovski's cut.
That's time! Volkanovski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Crawley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crawley cracks Volkanovski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Volkanovski walks into a straight right hand from Crawley.
Volkanovski staying out of range there.#CL#
Volkanovski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Volkanovski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crawley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Volkanovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
Nice jab there from Crawley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkanovski throws a series of punches but Crawley avoids them all with ease.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volkanovski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Volkanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aleksandar Volkanovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Volkanovski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crawley lands with a straight right. Volkanovski didn't see that one coming.
Crawley wants to clinch but Volkanovski slips to the side
and Volkanovski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volkanovski misses with a kick to the body.
Volkanovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volkanovski walks into a stiff left hand from Crawley.
Aleksandar Volkanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Volkanovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkanovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Billy Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#KD2#
Crawley cracks Volkanovski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Volkanovski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crawley finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Crawley slips a straight right by Volkanovski.
Crawley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL2#
Volkanovski gets tackled into the cage by Crawley. Crawley maintains the clinch.
Crawley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch.
Volkanovski lands a really nice looking cross but Crawley seems unphased.
Volkanovski moves away from the strike by Crawley.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawley.
Volkanovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
Volkanovski throws a head kick but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volkanovski throws a sloppy head kick and Crawley moves out of range easily.
Volkanovski moves out of range of the body kick.
Volkanovski misses with a few strikes there.
Crawley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkanovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Volkanovski lands a right hook to the body.
Volkanovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawley avoids the head kick by Volkanovski.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawley wants to clinch.
Volkanovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crawley connects with a crisp jab.
Volkanovski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volkanovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkanovski misses with a combination
and Crawley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
Volkanovski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volkanovski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Crawley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawley.
Crawley throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Volkanovski crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Crawley!
A relieved looking Billy Crawley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 204: Dracul v Steve
Date: Dec 30, 2023

#R1#
Crawley slips a jab from Carlos.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carlos doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos throws a shot to the body.
Crawley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carlos throws a low kick but Crawley avoids it.
Crawley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Carlos takes one to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Carlos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Crawley wants to clinch.#T1#
Carlos moves out of range of the body kick from Crawley.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Carlos - just one landing.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Carlos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carlos showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Carlos there.
Crawley won't allow Carlos to pass to mount.
Crawley looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB#
Crawley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carlos pulls his head out easily. #T2##SUB#
Crawley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carlos pulls his head out easily.
Carlos stops Crawley from getting back to his feet.
Carlos wants to take a breather but Crawley is having none of it.
Crawley is trying to stand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Crawley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carlos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
Carlos is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Carlos lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Crawley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carlos just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Carlos throws a head kick but Crawley moves out of range.
Carlos with the inside leg kick.
Crawley checks a low kick from Carlos.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlos lands a jab-cross combination.
Carlos clobbers Crawley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlos wants to slow Crawley down by chopping away at his legs.
Crawley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carlos just manages to avoid it.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawley. #T4#
Carlos throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crawley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL#
Crawley rushes Carlos and presses him up against the cage.
Crawley pushes Carlos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch.
Crawley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carlos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crawley defends it well.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Carlos moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Carlos works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Crawley tries to score with a low kick but Carlos moves his leg out of the way.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Crawley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos looks to throw a body kick
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Carlos checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawley, as that shot connected.
Carlos throws a leg kick which misses Crawley's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawley tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley avoids the head kick by Carlos.
Crawley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Carlos misses the target.
It looked like Crawley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carlos.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crawley effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
Crawley looking to slow down the pace here.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlos cracks Crawley with a nice body shot.
Carlos lands a right hand.
Crawley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carloss head.
Crawley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlos controls his hands.
Carlos blocks a body shot from Crawley. #BC2#
Carlos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD2#
Crawley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carlos is standing up over Crawley. Crawley looks to escape but Carlos dives into side control. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#REVR#
Crawley is looking to reverse the position.
Crawley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Crawley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Carlos prevents Crawley from getting the reversal.
Crawley is in a horrible position here. Carlos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #T3#
Crawley is bucking up trying to escape but Carlos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crawley is in all sorts of trouble here. #SUB2#
Carlos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Crawley has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Crawley!
Crawley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Carlos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crawley tries to stand but Carlos is controlling from the bottom.
Carlos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crawley's head.#T4#
Crawley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlos is controlling him.
Crawley looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawley, not yet.
Crawley is looking to stand up but Carlos isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawley looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawley, not yet.
Carlos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Crawley keeps moving.
Crawley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Carlos lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Carlos lands.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crawley enables Carlos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crawley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crawley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard. #REVR#
Crawley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlos is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crawley trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crawley manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Crawley wants to stand but Carlos is controlling the position. #T1##SUB#
Crawley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Carlos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Crawley.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Crawley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Carlos wants to control but Crawley is keeping him busy.
Crawley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carlos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carlos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carlos trying to control the position but Crawley is working away. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carlos slows the pace down.
Crawley is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet but Carlos drags him back down.
Carlos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crawley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carlos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carlos.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
You can see the frustration on Crawley's face as Carlos controls the position.
Crawley pushes Carlos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carlos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Crawley regains half guard.
Carlos works his way into side control.
Carlos working the head with strikes.
Crawley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carlos working the ground and pound.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crawley keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos cracks Crawley with an elbow. That is naaassty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 197: Dracul v Minoru
Date: Dec 15, 2023

#R1#
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutger keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crawley takes a swing at Rutger's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutger misses the target.
Crawley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley takes a swing at Rutger's ribcage but misses.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley lands a head kick! #T1#
Rutger swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutger misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawley lands a front kick.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Rutger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
A nice combination there by Crawley. #CUT2#It looks like Rufus Rutger has been cut.
Rutger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Rutger wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Rutger moved out of range.
Crawley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawley thinking.
Crawley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutger.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Rutger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crawley wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Rutger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Crawley misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Rutger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.
Crawley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawley thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rufus Rutger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crawley slips under a jab from Rutger.
Crawley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutger.
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Crawley gets a clinch.
Crawley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Crawley lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutger backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger stalls.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutger backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rutger fails to land.
Crawley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawley lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1#
Rutger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutger blocks a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Rutger.
Rutger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crawley.
Rutger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutger.
Crawley lands a left hand.
Rutger scores with a shoulder strike.
Rutger throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutger blocks an uppercut.
Crawley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rutger fails to land.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawley.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutger's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T2#
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Rutger as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutger looking to slow down the pace here.
Rutger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutger.
Rutger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Rutger.
Rutger misses with a knee strike. #T3#
Crawley trying to control the position but instead, Rutger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crawley into the cage.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutger's elbow.
Crawley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutger has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Crawley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Rutger off the cage and back into range.
Rutger looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range. #T4#
Rutger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a nice body shot.
Rutger throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Crawley scores with a one two! Rutger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crawley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley cracks Rutger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crawley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutger scores with a sloppy right hand. Crawley should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rufus Rutger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Rutger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Rufus Rutger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawley fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutger keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley cracks Rutger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutger throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Crawley is looking for the big counter here.
Rutger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Rutger keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Rutger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutger misses the target.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Rutger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crawley fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutger misses the target.
Crawley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutger. #T2#
Rutger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crawley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutger is looking to counter punch.
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Crawley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutger.
Rutger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rutger throws the left hand but Crawley avoids the punch easily.
Rutger lands a head shot.#CL2#
Crawley forces Rutger back against the cage and clinches.
Rutger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutger.
Rutger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley works on Rutger's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutger's elbow.
Rutger has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
Rutger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crawleys head. #BC2#
Crawley breaks from the clinch.
Rutger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Rutger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawley scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Crawley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crawley 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Crawley!
An out of breath Billy Crawley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WVT 186: Oliva v Zakharov
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a double jab
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Nimoy throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoy throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley throws a push kick but Nimoy slaps the foot to one side.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoy throws out the jab.
Crawley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nimoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawley scores with a nice body kick. #T1#
Crawley tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nimoy takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Nimoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Crawley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawley.#CUT2#It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Crawley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crawley connects with a body shot that sends Nimoy's belly button to the back.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
Crawley is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.
Crawley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Crawley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Crawley avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Nimoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawley misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoy takes a shot to the head.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crawley.
Crawley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley gets through Nimoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Nimoy.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Crawley.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Crawley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Crawley. #T3#
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy takes a shot to the head.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Crawley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley is struggling to control the position.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Nimoy avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage. #BC#
Nimoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nimoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Nimoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Nimoy moved out of range nicely.
Nimoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Nimoy throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Nimoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawley's hands.
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Nimoy moved out of range.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Nimoy.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley tries to bum rush Nimoy with a series of wild strikes but Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Nimoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Nimoy.#T1#
Nimoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
Nimoy lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
A punch combination from Nimoy misses.
Crawley is looking for the big counter here.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawley, as that shot connected.
Crawley throws a body punch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Crawley throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
A swing and a miss from Nimoy.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nimoy with a body shot.
Crawley wants to clinch up but Nimoy keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy misses the shot to the body.
Crawley throws a wild body kick that Nimoy sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Nimoy.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nimoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Nimoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crawley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawley.
Nimoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Nimoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Nimoy jabs Crawley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crawley with a hook.
Crawley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nimoy in his tracks.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Nimoy.
Nimoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawley.#T4#
Nimoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Crawley misses.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Nimoy works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Nimoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
The crowd cheers as Nimoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crawley doesn't seem phased though.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Nimoy walks into a left hand.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy counters with a series of strikes. Crawley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nimoy's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Crawley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nimoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Nimoy moves out of range easily. #T1#
Nimoy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
A combination from Nimoy does no damage.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Nimoy avoids it with no problem.
Leonard Nimoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nimoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoy throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Nimoy. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawley.
Nimoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nimoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Nimoy misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Nimoy.
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley. #T3#
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Nimoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nimoy lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crawley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nimoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nimoy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crawley in his tracks.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Crawley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nimoy takes a step back to recover. #T4#
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Crawley rushes Nimoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Billy Crawley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Nimoy controls his hands.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nimoy or not.

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 Leonard Nimoy.
I think Nimoy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!

Event: WVT 173: Halsti v Mahogany
Date: Oct 20, 2023

#R1#
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Crawley throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve lands with a hook. Crawley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Crawley counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Crawley forces Steve back against the cage and clinches.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Steve with a hook.
Good shot there by Crawley.
Crawley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Crawley seems unphased.
A slow jab from Crawley misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T2#
Steve lands with an overhand left.#KD2#
Steve cracks Crawley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Steve has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Crawley to stand back up!#ROC2#Crawley is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawley lands with a shot to the body.
Steve cracks Crawley with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Crawley falls to his knees and Steve doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stoner Steve!
An out of breath Stoner Steve thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WVT 166: Halsti v Thibbs Jr
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1#
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Crawley clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crawley prevents it.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Crawley.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Crawley lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Crawley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crawley stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez wants to break free but Crawley has control.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Crawley scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards. #T1#
Crawley lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Nice body punch from Crawley.
Crawley digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawley.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley.
Nice body punch from Crawley - that landed with a thud.
Crawley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crawley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Crawley on the inside.
Crawley works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Crawley.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Crawley as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crawley.#KD2#
Crawley cracks Sanchez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sanchez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crawley finish him? #ROC2#Sanchez is rocked!
Crawley measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Sanchez! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Billy Crawley!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Crawley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SYN 1015 Todd vs Exotic IV
Date: Sep 07, 2023

#R1#
Crawley moves out of range of the body kick from Shalashaska.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shalashaska misses with a hook.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Crawley finds it's way through Shalashaska's defenses.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Shalashaska needs to keep his hands up - Crawley had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shalashaska 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.#CL#
Crawley has taken the fight to the clinch. #T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shalashaska.
Shalashaska looking to throw knees to the head but Crawley is blocking nicely.
Crawley lands a left hand.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley lands a left hand.
Crawley tries a body shot but Shalashaska blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawley.
Crawley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shalashaska backwards.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley gets through Shalashaska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Crawley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shalashaska throws a head kick but Crawley moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley wants to clinch.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Shalashaska. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley checks a leg kick.
Crawley thinks about countering with a head kick.#CL#
Crawley has closed the distance and engaged Shalashaska in a clinch.
Shalashaska changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crawley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shalashaska throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Shalashaska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawley, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shalashaska just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crawley's brow. #T3##TD2#
Shalashaska jumps into guard, dragging Crawley to the mat.
Crawley pushes down on Shalashaska's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crawley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Crawley wants to stand but Shalashaska has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Crawley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shalashaska does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crawley trying to pass the guard but Shalashaska defending well. #SUB#
Crawley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shalashaska defends it well.
Crawley is looking to advance position but Shalashaska won't allow it. #T4#
Crawley is just content to waste time from the top position. Shalashaska takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawley is looking to stand up but Shalashaska won't let him. #SUB2#
Shalashaska is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crawley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Crawley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shalashaska tries to counter with a clinch but Crawley shakes him off and moves away.
Crawley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shalashaska tries a quick counter leg kick but Crawley is wise to it.
Crawley connects with a body shot.
Shalashaska needs to keep his hands up - Crawley had a free shot at his head there.
Shalashaska tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Crawley.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley connects with a body shot.
Crawley is looking to wear down Shalashaska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A cross from Crawley lands.#T1#
Crawley wants to clinch up but Shalashaska keeps it at a distance.
Shalashaska closes the distance looking to clinch #KD#
and Crawley counters with a crisp one two that drops Shalashaska! Crawley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shalashaska to his feet! Shalashaska is in big trouble!#ROC#Shalashaska is rocked!
Shalashaska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawley counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Crawley!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Crawley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Adam Shalashaska spoke after the fight, saying 'You're pretty good.'.

Event: SYN 1006 Vice vs Dooms
Date: Jul 28, 2023

#R1#
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Narloch counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Narloch misses
and Crawley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Narloch's knee momentarily.
Narloch just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narloch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Narloch misses with a body kick.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Narloch.
Narloch appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Crawley as he connects with a hook.
Crawley misses with an uppercut
and Narloch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Narloch. That did some damage!
Narloch throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.#T1#
Crawley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawley. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Narloch misses with a body punch.
Narloch misses with the head strike.
Crawley lands a nice uppercut.
Narloch misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawley lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawley.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narloch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narloch blocks a head kick by Crawley. #T2#
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Narloch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narloch looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Narloch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Crawley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crawley scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawley.
Crawley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narloch scores with a push kick.
Narloch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crawley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crawley checks a leg kick.
Crawley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Narloch wants to clinch
and Crawley counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Crawley lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Narloch.
Crawley throws a hook to the side of Narloch's head but Narloch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narloch seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Narloch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Narloch.
Narloch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crawley throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Narloch misses.
Crawley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crawley lands a leg kick that knocks Narloch off balance momentarily.#T4#
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crawley throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Narloch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narloch. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawley.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narloch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Narloch swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley throws a solid leg kick but Narloch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crawley.
Narloch throws a quick counter head kick but Crawley was just out of range.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Crawley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crawley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Narloch.
Crawley blocks a head kick by Narloch.
Narloch takes one to the side of the head.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narloch moves away.
Narloch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawley to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley blocks the body kick.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Narloch is just out of range.
As Crawley looks to move away, Narloch throws a big counter combo but Crawley just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Crawley! Narloch is out on his feet! Crawley rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Narloch is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Narloch is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
A victorious Billy Crawley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SYN 994 Choke vs Capellio
Date: Jun 19, 2023

#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Job.
Job tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crawley defends well and Job ends up having to push Crawley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Job has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crawley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odd Job. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Crawley wants the takedown. Job is fighting it off but Crawley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Job's guard against the cage.
Crawley is looking to stand up but Job won't let him.
Crawley trying to control but Job is working from the bottom.
Job looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Job controlling the position.#SUB#
Job is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crawley defends well.
Job 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Job's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB#
Crawley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crawley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Job has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Crawley doesn't defend quickly enough and Job has managed to lock this one up! Can Crawley escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Job on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Odd Job!

Event: SYN 981 Balin vs. Finlayson
Date: May 03, 2023

#R1#
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and San counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Crawley is predictable there
and San counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley throws a low kick but San moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.
Nice cross by Crawley.
Crawley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of San's head.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from San misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley lands a nice leg kick that just misses San's sensitive parts.
Crawley lands a nice leg kick that just misses San's sensitive parts.
Crawley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of San's head.#CUT#It looks like Aiko San has been cut.#T1#
Crawley slips under a jab.
A jab from San does it's job there.
San misses the jab.
Crawley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Crawley misses
and San counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
San swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
San uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses
and San cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Crawley swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting San counter with a right hand. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley sizes up San with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
San fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crawley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and San counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Crawley.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick.
San blocks a head kick by Crawley.
San swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley throws a jab when San was well out of range.
San swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crawley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Crawley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on San's shoulder, as San tries to avoid the shot.
San avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San's corner calls for a 1-2. San obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
San drops his hands momentarily and Crawley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good work by San as he checks the leg kick.
San has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
San scores with a hook to the body. Crawley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crawley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
San is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
San might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#KD2#
San cracks Crawley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. San has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Crawley to stand back up!#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San.
San is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crawley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
San drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and San counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawley thinking.
Crawley throws a front kick aimed at San's knee but San avoids it well.
Crawley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
San takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
San swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crawley connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawley. Crawley obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Crawley misses
and Crawley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aiko San's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
San blocks a low kick nicely.
Crawley throws a low kick, looking for San's leg but San calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from San on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawley thows a leg kick but San checks it
and San counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
letting San counter with a right hand.
San misses with a looping right.
San checks a low kick from Crawley.
San jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #ROC2#Crawley is rocked!
San cracks Crawley with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aiko San!

Event: SYN 975 Fedetenko vs. Young
Date: Apr 12, 2023

#R1#
Crawley lands a jab to Narloch's midsection.
Crawley lands a high kick!
Crawley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawley.
Crawley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Narloch.
Narloch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narloch moves away.
It looked like Narloch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narloch.
Narloch is looking to counter punch.
Crawley scores with the left hand. Narloch knows he should have avoided that one.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Narloch.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Crawley misses the shot to the body. #T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawley.
Crawley misses with a right hand
and Crawley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Narloch. That did some damage!
Crawley moves away from the strike by Narloch.
Narloch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Narloch throws a nice looking combination but Crawley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Narloch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Narloch misses with a combination
and Crawley counters with a leg kick.
Crawley tests Narloch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Narloch.
Narloch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawley.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narloch.
A little feinted left hand from Narloch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narloch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narloch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crawley takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T3#
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Narloch moves out of range of the leg kick from Crawley.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Narloch throws the left hand but Crawley avoids the punch easily.
Crawley tries a low kick but Narloch avoids it.
Crawley wants to land a leg kick but Narloch is out of range.
Narloch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crawley tries a low kick but Narloch avoids it.
Narloch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.#T4#
Crawley throws a head kick that half lands.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Narloch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Narloch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Narloch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Crawley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crawley throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #ROC2#Narloch is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narloch throws a series of punches but Crawley moves out of range.
Narloch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Narloch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Crawley throws an uppercut from hell that sends Narloch clean off his feet! He's out cold! Crawley stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Crawley!
A very excited looking Billy Crawley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SYN 969 Tarver vs. Greene
Date: Mar 22, 2023

#R1#
Crawley slaps away a takedown attempt from Short, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Crawley as Short shoots in.
Crawley feints a counter leg kick.
Short fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short shoots and misses
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Short.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short shoots in but no luck this time.
Short backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#TD#
Short looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T1##SUB#
Short is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Short might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Crawley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Short can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crawley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Short is controlling him.
Short has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawley keeping full guard, as Short tries to pass.
Crawley working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Short drops back looking for a leg! Crawley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crawley manages to kick Short off! Short jumps back into Crawley's guard.
Short lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Short working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Short throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crawley works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Crawley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crawley keeping moving, preventing Short from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Crawley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Short drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Short jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Short throws a big elbow that misses.
Short wants to control from the top but Crawley keeps moving. #T3#
Crawley managing to control the position.
Short pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawley is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Crawley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Short can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crawley working a defensive guard here.
Short trying to control but Crawley is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Short shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crawley but Crawley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Short with a body shot.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#TD#
Short looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crawley!#SUB#
Short is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crawley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crawley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crawley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jerry Short will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Crawley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Short to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Short postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crawley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Short works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Short is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crawley defends it well.
Short is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Short is working for a submission of some sort.
Short prevents Crawley from standing back up. #T1#
Short 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.
Crawley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Crawley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Crawley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Short. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Short is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crawley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Short. #SUB#
Short is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crawley wants to improve his position but Short is controlling well. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crawley controlling the position for now.#SUB#
Short is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Short is trying to work for a kimura but Crawley is defending well.
Short throwing shots but Crawley is blocking nicely.
Crawley pushes Short off looking to stand but Short dives back in and keeps control.
Crawley wants to control but Short is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Short is working for a kimura but Crawley is defending it quite comfortably. #T3##SUB#
Short seems to be working for a kimura but Crawley defends the submission attempt.
Crawley wants to control but Short is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Short is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crawley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crawley is doing well to control the position and prevent Short from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Short is looking for a kimura but Crawley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Short to get the leverage. #SUB#
Short is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crawley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Short.
Crawley is doing well to control the position and prevent Short from advancing to side control.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Crawley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Short is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Short is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Short dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Crawley leaves Short with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Short drives through with a takedown into guard.
Short trying to control but Crawley is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Short trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crawley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Short pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawley is keeping the position for now.
Crawley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Short tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawley swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Crawley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crawley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawley wants it to stay on the feet.
Short backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CUT2#It looks like Jerry Short has been cut.#T2#
Short shoots in for a double leg but Crawley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD#
Short gets a takedown into half guard.
Crawley tries to kick Short off but Short keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crawley tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
Short wants to take a breather but Crawley is having none of it.
Crawley wants to control but Short is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Crawley actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Crawley actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Short throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Short lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crawley is positioning himself well to prevent Short advancing to mount.
Crawley wants to control but Short is keeping busy. #SUB#
Short is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Short is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crawley defends it well. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawley tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
Crawley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Short is looking to work some ground and pound but Crawley has wrist control.
Short trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Crawley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Short thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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 Jerry Short.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Short, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Short!

Event: SYN 963 Tarver vs. Bar
Date: Mar 01, 2023

#R1#
Munhoz shoots for a takedown but Crawley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Munhoz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCrawley.
Munhoz with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Crawley to counter with a crisp jab.
Munhoz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Billy Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Munhoz.
Munhoz tries for a takedown but Crawley circles away easily
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alex Munhoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munhoz.
Munhoz has his takedown stuffed
letting Crawley counter with a right hand. #ROC#Munhoz is rocked!
Munhoz fails with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a crisp right that sends Munhoz to the canvas! Crawley follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
Billy Crawley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN 958 Sitsongrit vs. Patriot
Date: Feb 12, 2023

#R1#
Crawley scoring well with a low kick there. #TD#
Short shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Short was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crawley tries to escape but Short is in control.
Crawley is not content to let Short control the position.
Short tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crawley's legs. #SUB#
Short wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crawley, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Short is trying to get an arm triangle but Crawley is defending well. #SUB#
Short looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1##SUB#
Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Short is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crawley has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Short is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crawley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crawley pushes Short away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Short gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB#
Short looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crawley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Short asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Short swings around for an armbar but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Short's guard.#SUB#
Short throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crawley wants to stand but Short is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Short is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Short's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Crawley tries to stand but Short is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Short is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Crawley has his hands clasped together but Short extends and breaks Crawley's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Short.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Short!

Event: Highland 215
Date: Dec 11, 2022

#R1#
Crawley slips a straight right by Jarvinen.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawley scores with a punch to the head.
Jarvinen looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jarvinen throws out a powerful jab.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jarvinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawley counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Arto Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jarvinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Jarvinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crawley manages to circle out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a body shot.
Crawley throws out a powerful jab.
Jarvinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarvinen scores with a jab. Crawley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crawley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Jarvinen. #T2#
Crawley moves out of range as Jarvinen strikes.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
We've been told by Jarvinen's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jarvinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarvinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws a low kick, looking for Jarvinen's leg but Jarvinen calmly moves out of range.
Jarvinen misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Jarvinen throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Jarvinen lands an overhand right.#T3#
Jarvinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Jarvinen.
Jarvinen blocks a jab.
Crawley defending well as Jarvinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jarvinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Jarvinen.
A cross from Jarvinen lands.#T4#
Jarvinen throws an off balance right hand
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Jarvinen - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarvinen misses the target.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Jarvinen steps away.
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!
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands with a shot to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley counters with an inside leg kick.
Jarvinen missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Jarvinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jarvinen thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jarvinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvinen.
Crawley tried to score with a low kick but Jarvinen checks it.
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Jarvinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Crawley.#T1#
Jarvinen throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Jarvinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut
and Crawley counters with a good low kick that Jarvinen was not able to check.
Arto Jarvinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jarvinen cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawley.
Jarvinen throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Crawley tries to keep at a distance but Jarvinen has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2#
Jarvinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jarvinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawley tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Jarvinen tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawley lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jarvinen.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jarvinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T3#
Jarvinen has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
A short right from Crawley on the inside.
Jarvinen scores with a hook to the body.
Crawley is breathing heavily.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Jarvinen.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Crawley can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Jarvinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jarvinen has him pressed against the cage.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arto Jarvinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jarvinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crawleys head.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jarvinen.
A short body shot lands from Jarvinen as the two fighters clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawley tries to break free but Jarvinen pushes him back against the cage.
Crawley tries to circle away but Jarvinen has him pinned against the cage.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut.
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarvinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Jarvinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A swing and a miss from Jarvinen.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Jarvinen avoids it with no problem.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvinen.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Crawley lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jarvinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Crawley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jarvinen, as that shot connected.
Jarvinen throws the left hand but Crawley avoids the punch easily.
Crawley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jarvinen tries to clinch up
and Crawley counters with a low kick, right behind Jarvinen 's knee.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
As Crawley tries to get set, Jarvinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Crawley manages to avoid the attempt.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvinen.
A shot to the liver by Jarvinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jarvinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL#
Jarvinen has Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Jarvinen.
Crawley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Crawley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen digs a right hand underneath Crawley's ribcage. Crawley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
Jarvinen lands with a left to the head. #T3#
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen lands a body punch.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
Jarvinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Jarvinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jarvinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arto Jarvinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarvinen tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Crawley wants to break free but Jarvinen has control. #T4#
A short uppercut from Jarvinen.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Crawley is trying to break the clinch but Jarvinen is controlling him.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Crawley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley tries to break free but Jarvinen pushes him back against the cage.
Crawley tries to work over Jarvinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawley working hard to break the clinch.
Jarvinen blocks an uppercut.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawley has had enough of the clinch but Jarvinen keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Jarvinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarvinen 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Jarvinen!
A victorious Arto Jarvinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 210
Date: Nov 25, 2022

#R1#
Zaire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawley as he avoids it easily.
Zaire closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawley circles away.
Zaire throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaire shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawley tries to sprawl out of it but Zaire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Zaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaire lands a jab to Crawley's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crawley.
Crawley defending well as Zaire loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Zaire thows a leg kick but Crawley checks it
and Crawley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawley tries to avoid it but Zaire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawley to the ground. Crawley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Zaire throws a sloppy body shot
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Zaire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crawley's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaire.
Crawley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T2#
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crawley finds it's way round the side to connect with Zaire's head.
Crawley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaire is looking to wear down Crawley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zaire shoots and misses
and Crawley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zaire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zaire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire throws an off balance right hand
and Crawley counters with a leg kick.
Zaire throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
Zaire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T3#
Zaire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawley tries to avoid it but Zaire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawley to the ground. Crawley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zaire misses with a few strikes there.
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Crawley counters with a head kick that drops Zaire to the mat! Zaire scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#Zaire is rocked!
Crawley drops Zaire with a huge uppercut! Zaire drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Crawley is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
A victorious Billy Crawley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 202
Date: Oct 23, 2022

#R1#
A shot to the body from Crawley misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley misses with a leg kick
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawley tests Finlayson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finlayson scores with the left hand. Crawley knows he should have avoided that one.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
Finlayson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finlayson scrambles back to his feet.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Crawley throws a head kick but Finlayson moves out of range.
Crawley motions for Finlayson to come forward. Crawley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley tried to score with a low kick but Finlayson checks it.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
A jab from Crawley misses.
Crawley slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Finlayson with a nice cross.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Crawley swinging wildly here. #T2#
A low kick from Crawley is predictable there
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Finlayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Finlayson tries to avoid it.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Finlayson blocks the low kick.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Finlayson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crawley on the side of the head.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Finlayson lands with a shot to the body.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley throws a head kick but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Finlayson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finlayson blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Finlayson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crawley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Finlayson moved away.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Crawley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Crawley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finlayson circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawley there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Finlayson.
Crawley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finlayson doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crawley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crawley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crawley misses with a left hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley thows a leg kick but Finlayson checks it
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Crawley is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
A low kick lands for Crawley.
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finlayson at a distance.
Finlayson throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley throws a counter combo.
Crawley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Billy Crawley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finlayson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawley's head backwards.
Crawley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawley with a jab.#T1#
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Finlayson has got the better of the exchanges.
Finlayson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Crawley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crawley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson knocks out Crawley with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Finlayson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Finlayson picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Torhte Finlayson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 199
Date: Oct 14, 2022

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Crawley's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawley misses with a low kick as Sakuraba jumps back.
Sakuraba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crawley defends it well.#TD2#
Sakuraba dives in and scores a takedown into Crawley's guard.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crawley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crawley wants to stand up but Sakuraba is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet but Sakuraba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T1##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circling - Sakuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sakuraba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawley counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakuraba misses with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sakuraba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crawley's waist but Crawley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuraba off to one side.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.#T2#
Sakuraba throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Sakuraba connects with a jab.
Sakuraba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba feints the counter takedown.#T3#
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba has his takedown stuffed
enabling Crawley to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Sakuraba swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sakuraba throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T4#
Sakuraba misses the shot to the body.
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakuraba.
Crawley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Sakuraba misses.
Crawley throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Crawley throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuraba checks a leg kick nicely.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crawley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses the jab.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Sakuraba changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crawley slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakuraba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crawley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
And Sakuraba tries to counter it with a takedown but Crawley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawley is fending him off so far but Sakuraba persists. Nope, Crawley circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawley misses with a hook.
And Sakuraba tries to counter it with a takedown but Crawley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.#T3#
Crawley scores with the left hand. Sakuraba knows he should have avoided that one.
Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawley sprawls well. He's pushed Sakuraba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Billy Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Crawley slips a straight right by Sakuraba.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crawley slips a jab from Sakuraba.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crawley darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T4#
Sakuraba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#KD#
Crawley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sakuraba sprawling to the canvas! Sakuraba rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Crawley finish him?! #ROC#Sakuraba is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that misses
and Crawley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crawley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakuraba shoots in but no luck this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakuraba goes for a double leg but Crawley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crawley continues to drive forward.
Crawley lands with a hook. Sakuraba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crawley tries to move into range but Sakuraba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawley sprawls well. He's pushed Sakuraba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Crawley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet but Sakuraba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Crawley keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sakuraba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sakuraba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crawley keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakuraba with a nice head shot there.
Sakuraba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crawley's head.
Hayato Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sakuraba stands up over Crawley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Crawley wants to stand but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
Crawley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Crawley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Crawley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurabas head.
Crawley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Crawley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sakuraba drops back down to his feet.
Billy Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Sakuraba jumps guard but Crawley stands there with Sakuraba around his waist. Sakuraba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crawley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Crawley breaks from the clinch. #T3##KD#
Crawley lands a big head kick that sends Sakuraba tumbling to the mat! Crawley takes a step backwards and waves Sakuraba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
It looked like Crawley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sakuraba misses with a looping left.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawley.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
A jab from Crawley finds it's way through Sakuraba's defenses.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
It looks like Crawley has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Crawley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Crawley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawley, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Crawley!
Billy Crawley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 194
Date: Sep 25, 2022

#R1##TD#
Barbosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crawley to the mat! Crawley manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Barbosa drops back looking for a leg! Crawley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crawley manages to kick Barbosa off! Barbosa jumps back into Crawley's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa prevents Crawley from getting back to his feet.
Barbosa pushing down on Crawley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barbosa prevents Crawley from standing back up.
Barbosa controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa stops Crawley from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Barbosa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1##SUB#
Barbosa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crawley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barbosa. #SUB#
Barbosa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crawley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barbosa.
Crawley is trying to stand up here but Barbosa is controlling him well. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barbosa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Crawley!
Barbosa moves to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa controlling the position well here. Crawley rolled but Barbosa kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Barbosa wants to control but Crawley is keeping busy.#T3#
Crawley is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Barbosa is looking for the choke from the back position but Crawley is controlling his hands well. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crawley trying to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in full control for now.
Barbosa just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up. #SUB#
Barbosa looking to break Crawley's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Crawley remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Barbosa will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
Barbosa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Crawley trying to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa controls the action.
Crawley trying to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Barbosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Barbosa dives in for a single leg takedown but Crawley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barbosa taking a breather. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Crawley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crawley pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Barbosa goes for a double leg but Crawley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crawley continues to drive forward.
Crawley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawley scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley throws a head kick that Barbosa semi-blocks. #CUT2#It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa fails to land the takedown.
Crawley shapes to counter with a head kick.#T1#
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barbosa. #SUB#
Barbosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crawley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Barbosa is trying to get an arm triangle but Crawley is defending well.
Crawley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T2##SUB#
Barbosa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crawley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbosa's guard! Nice work there by Crawley!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Crawley stands up and waves to Barbosa to follow him.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.#TD#
Barbosa 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbosa is controlling him. #T3#
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Crawley keeps moving.
Barbosa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Barbosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barbosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Barbosa prevents Crawley from getting back to his feet.
Barbosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barbosa throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Lucas Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa shoots and misses
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Crawley. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Barbosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crawley's waist but Crawley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barbosa off to one side.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Crawley.
Crawley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa catches Crawley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crawley throws a big counter head kick but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crawley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Crawley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawley swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawley thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Crawley seems unphased.
Crawley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crawley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawley wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Crawley's defenses. #TD#
Barbosa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB#
Barbosa seems to be working for a kimura but Crawley defends the submission attempt.#T3#
Barbosa stops Crawley from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Barbosa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crawley is trying to stand up here but Barbosa is controlling him well. #SUB#
Barbosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barbosa wants to control but Crawley is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crawley lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Crawley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawley on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Crawley.
I think Crawley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Crawley!
Billy Crawley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Highland 190
Date: Sep 11, 2022

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley scores with a jab to the head.
Crawley cracks James with a good jab.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Crawley lands a big right hand that sends James crashing to the mat! Crawley stays standing though and waves James back to his feet!#ROC2#James is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking James out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Crawley!
After winning the bout, Billy Crawley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 179
Date: Jul 29, 2022

#R1##TD#
Lee 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.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Crawley is keeping the position.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Crawley has wrist control.
Crawley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robert Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crawley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawley as he jumps to the side.
Crawley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee shoots in but Crawley avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL#
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crawley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Crawley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Crawley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Crawley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Crawley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Crawley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crawley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crawley defends it well.
Lee wants to take a breather but Crawley is having none of it. #T3#
Crawley pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
Crawley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crawley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Crawley is working away. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crawley's waist but Crawley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Lee closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
Crawley lands a left hand.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee jumps guard but Crawley stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crawley works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Crawley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee looking to stall. #BC2#
Crawley manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crawley tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Crawley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Crawley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch but Crawley moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crawley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Crawley tries to kick Lee off in order to stand up. Lee Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T1#
Crawley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Crawley!
We've been hearing good reports from Lee's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Crawley prevents Lee from taking his back.
Crawley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Crawley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Crawley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee moves to the back position.
Crawley trying to get back to his feet but Lee is in full control for now.
Lee tries to keep control of the position but Crawley is staying busy.#SUB#
Lee is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Crawley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Crawley trying to get back to his feet but Lee is in full control for now.
Crawley is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lee off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#T3#
Lee throwing sloppy strikes.
Crawley is trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Crawley is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Crawley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt. #T4#
Crawley is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Lee is persistently looking for the submission but Crawley is defending it well.
Crawley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Crawley is in a bad position with Lee working for a choke. Crawley manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. #SUB#
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crawley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Lee dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Crawley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crawley tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawley is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Crawley circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawley. #TD#
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Crawley's guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Crawley keeps moving.
Crawley wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Crawley wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Lee tries to counter with a takedown but Crawley is quick to defend against it.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crawley.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.#CL#
Lee clinches with his opponent. #T2##TD#
Lee pulls guard successfully. #SUB#
Lee working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Crawley has passed into half guard!
Crawley wants to stand up but Lee has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Crawley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crawley tries to stand and escape but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.#SU2#
Crawley stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T3#
Crawley blocks a head kick by Lee.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Crawley slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries for a takedown but Crawley circles away easily
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Crawley shows good takedown defense.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch #KD2#
and Crawley counters with a head kick that drops Lee to the mat! Lee scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Crawley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crawley but Crawley pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T4#
Crawley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crawley throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Crawley! Lee is out on his feet! Crawley rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lee is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lee is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
Our winner, Billy Crawley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Highland 172
Date: Jul 03, 2022

#R1#
Crawley lands a slapping body shot.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finlayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Crawley thumps Finlayson with a low kick.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finlayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Finlayson blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finlayson, as that shot connected.
Finlayson scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Crawley is predictable there
and Finlayson counters with a left to the body.
Finlayson tests Crawley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finlayson takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Crawley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T2#
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crawley scores with a jab to the head.
Finlayson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Crawley throws a head kick that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson moves out of range as Crawley strikes.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Finlayson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley misses with a straight left.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Finlayson blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Crawley defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the body
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. Finlayson saw that one coming.
Crawley connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson misses with a body shot
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##KD#
Finlayson cracks Crawley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crawley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Crawley misses with a jab to the body #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Crawley toppling to the canvas! Crawley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!#ROC#Crawley is rocked!
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Crawley lands a high kick!
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.#CUT2#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Finlayson steps away.
Crawley throws a leg kick
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson lands with a hook. Crawley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Finlayson has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Crawley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?#T2#
Crawley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson misses with a body punch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Finlayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Finlayson tries to avoid it.
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.
Finlayson lands with a shot to the body.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.#T3#
A good leg kick by Crawley.
Finlayson lands a jab to Crawley's midsection.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Good work by Finlayson as he checks the leg kick.
Crawley throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley misses with a leg kick
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Crawley defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws a sloppy body shot
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawley thinking.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawley.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finlayson checks a low kick from Crawley.#T2#
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawley blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a body punch
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
A big left from Crawley misses.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finlayson thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Finlayson tests Crawley's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Finlayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson pounces like a tiger and cracks Crawley with a vicious hook! Crawley is down but not out! Finlayson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Torhte Finlayson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 156
Date: Apr 24, 2022

#R1#
Crawley misses with a looping left.
Hand stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hand tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crawley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Hand moves away from the strike by Crawley.
Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Hand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Hand tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Crawley's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crawley misses the jab.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hand takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hand cracks Crawley with a good jab.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Hand misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Hand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley with the inside leg kick.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crawley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hand looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hand throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hand blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hand. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hand.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Hand.
Hand loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.#T3#
A shot to the body from Crawley misses
and Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Hand avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Crawley misses
letting Hand counter with a right hand.
Crawley misses with a hook. Hand ducked under it nicely.
Crawley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Hand slips the punch.#KD2#
Hand lands a left and a right that send Crawley crashing to the mat, dazed. Hand thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hand takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hand looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Hand tries to bum rush Crawley with a series of wild strikes but Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Hand throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Crawley throws a jab when Hand was well out of range.
Hand now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hand looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley misses with a looping left.
Crawley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hand.
Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hand misses the jab.
Crawley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Crawley slips under a jab from Hand.
Hand might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crawley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crawley swings for the body but Hand moves out of range.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Hand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hand throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Hand checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley. #T1#
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Hand misses.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley throws a front kick aimed at Hand's knee but Hand avoids it well.
A jab from Hand misses.
Crawley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hand just manages to avoid it.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Hand counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawley. That's going to slow Hand down.
Hand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Crawley is predictable there
and Hand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hand.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawley. That's going to slow Hand down.
Hand throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hand throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
Hand loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Hand.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hand misses the shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Crawley.
Hand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T3#
Crawley misses with a hook. Hand ducked under it nicely.
Crawley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hand misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Crawley lands with a kick to the temple. Hand shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hand's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hand scrambles back to his feet.
Crawley lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC#Hand is rocked!
Crawley and Hand are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Crawley throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Hand into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Crawley knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Crawley!
Billy Crawley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 147
Date: Mar 26, 2022

#R1#
Dawg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Crawley misses its intended target.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Dawg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Dawg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dawg lands a glancing blow to the side of Crawley's head.
A good leg kick by Crawley.
Dawg scores with a jab.
Dawg takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Dawg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crawley tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawg misses with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Dawg.
Crawley is looking to counter punch.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley throws a body punch but Dawg moves out of range.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Dawg moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Dawg cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Dawg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley thows a leg kick but Dawg checks it
and Dawg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dawg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dawg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Dawg moves out of range easily.
Crawley lands with a kick to the temple. Dawg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Crawley tries to move into range but Dawg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Dawg misses
and Crawley counters with a nice leg kick.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
Crawley moves out of range as Dawg strikes.
Dawg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawley circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawg.
Dawg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Crawley slips under a jab from Dawg.
Dawg lands with a straight right. Crawley didn't see that one coming.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawg is just out of range.
Dawg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawley misses the target.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawg is looking for the big counter here.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawg manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawley.
Dawg throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dawg.
Crawley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dawg throws a combination that misses
and Crawley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dawg is lucky that one didn't land flush. #T3#
Dawg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawg scores with a jab.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawg lands with an overhand left.
Dawg missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawg takes one to the chin there.
Crawley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Crawley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dawg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Dawg misses.
Crawley misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawg misses with a looping left.
Dawg throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.#T4#
Dawg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawg.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Dawg's leg. Dawg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawg misses with a body shot.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Dawg swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Dawg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Dawg throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Dawg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crawley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Crawley lands a really nice looking cross but Dawg seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Dawg.
Dawg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley throws a body punch but Dawg moves out of range.
Dawg lands a slapping body shot.
Dawg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawg. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Dawg throws a good cross that connects.
Dawg lands the left hand.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dawg.
Dawg swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawg misses with a body shot
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Dawg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Dawg misses with a double jab.
Dawg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Dawg misses.
Dawg lands a jab to the head.
Dawg throws a right and a left that Crawley avoids nicely.
Crawley is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Crawley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dawg throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dawg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crawley.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Dawg misses with a wild body shot.
Dawg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dawg takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Dawg misses the shot to the body.
Dawg misses with a body shot.
Dawg moves away from the strike by Crawley.
Despite the aggression on Dawg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawg misses with a body shot.
Dawg ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.#T2#
Dawg misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawg lands a jab.
Dawg loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Dawg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
Crawley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dawg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Crawley throws a jab when Dawg was well out of range.
Crawley feints and then cracks Dawg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dawg down.
Dawg misses with a looping right.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawg.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dawg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawg.
Dawg misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Crawley misses
and Dawg counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Dawg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawg lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley connects with a leg kick.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawg throws the left hand but Crawley avoids the punch easily.
Dawg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Crawley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
The fighters circling - Dawg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crawley sizes up Dawg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws a head kick that Dawg semi-blocks. #T4#
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crawley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawg doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawg misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a low kick, right behind Dawg 's knee.
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Dawg is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Dawg moved out of range.
Crawley throws a head kick that Dawg semi-blocks.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawley cracks Dawg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Dawg misses with a body punch
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
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. 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.#R3#
Dawg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crawley throws the left hand but Dawg avoids the punch easily.
Crawley tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawg misses with a double jab
and Crawley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Dawg throws a shot to the body.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
You can see that Dawg has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Dawg. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawg misses the target.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Dawg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Dawg lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Dawg's leg. Dawg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Dawg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Dawg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dawg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.#T2#
Dawg throws a right hand that Crawley ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawley also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Dawg misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crawley is looking to slow Dawg down with leg kicks.
Crawley walks into a jab.
Dawg lands a jab to the head.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dawg misses the jab.
Crawley is looking to slow Dawg down with leg kicks.
Dawg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawg.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Dawg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Crawley.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Crawley.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crawley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crawley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawg's hands.#ROC#Dawg is rocked!
Crawley drops Dawg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Crawley follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
A very excited looking Billy Crawley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Bad Dawg stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost on purpose.'.

Event: Highland 140
Date: Feb 27, 2022

#R1#
Nice cross by Crawley.
Crawley scores with a sloppy right hand. Smif should have avoided that one.
Smif gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crawley.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smif bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smif.
Smif throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Smif moves out of range of the strikes.
Smif throws a right hand that Crawley ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawley also avoids with ease.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smif lands with a hook. Crawley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Smif closes the distance and clinches.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smif misses with some punches.
Smif lands a left hand.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Crawley blocking some punches.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
Smif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smif cracks Crawley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Smif looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crawley lands a slapping body shot.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Smif throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smif staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Smif misses.
Smif falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Smif on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Smif.
Crawley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smif lands a body shot.
Smif stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Smif takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smif lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smif cracks Crawley with an open hand slap.
Smif misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smif throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
Smif displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bill Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smif. That did some damage!
Crawley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smif lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Crawley is rocked!
Smif takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crawley thumps Smif with a low kick.
Crawley throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Smif moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Crawley.
Crawley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smif has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smif throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Smif takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Smif misses the target.
Smif tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smif connects with a single shot there.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
Smif backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot lands for Crawley.
Crawley walks into a stiff left hand from Smif.
A slow jab from Smif misses its intended target.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smif was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smif doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawley circles away.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
A big right from Crawley misses.
Nice shot by Smif.
Smif needs to keep his hands up - Crawley had a free shot at his head there.
Crawley needs to keep his hands up - Smif had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smif uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Smif finish him?
A low kick lands for Crawley.
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Smif. #KD#
Smif feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Crawley sprawling to the canvas! Crawley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smif finish him?!
Crawley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T4#
Crawley throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Crawley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Smif scores with a hook to the body. Crawley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smif on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawley. Crawley obviously looking to wear him down.
Smif swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.#CL#
Smif darts in and clinches Crawley up against the cage.
Crawley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Smif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Crawley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Smif tries a body shot but Crawley blocks it. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Smif.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Smif will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A swing and a miss from Smif.
Smif blocks a leg kick.
Smif moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Smif throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smif has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crawley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crawley motions for Smif to come forward. Crawley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Smif gets a clinch. #BC2#
Crawley breaks from the clinch.
Smif jabs at Crawley's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smif uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crawley has time to react.
Crawley drops his hands momentarily and Smif takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smif thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smif lands a glancing blow to the side of Crawley's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Smif.
Smif is looking to clinch but Crawley is avoiding it.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Smif avoids it with no problem.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawley misses the target. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Smif.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Smif is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smif tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Smif.
A big left from Smif misses.
Crawley digs a good hook to Smif's body.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smif.
Smif takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley lands a glancing blow to the side of Smif's head.
Crawley feints and then cracks Smif's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smif down.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Smif sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smif is looking for a counter combo.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawley misses the jab.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Smif with a hook.
Smif throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smif swinging wildly here.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Smif slips under a jab from Crawley.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Smif misses the jab.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Smif.
Crawley throws a hook but Smif avoids it easily.
Smif scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smif misses with a body shot.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Smif moved out of range.
Crawley throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Smif keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Smif lands an overhand right.#T3#
Crawley dodges the punch combination from Smif.
Crawley throws a hook but Smif blocks it.
Smif fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley lands with a cross.
Smif stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smif just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Smif moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Smif.
Smif misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Crawley feints a counter leg kick.
Smif scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Crawley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Crawley with the inside leg kick.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Smif moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bill Smif has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smif lands a body punch.
Smif lands a hook that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawley. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smif keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley connects with a crisp jab.
Crawley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crawley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smif throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bill Smif will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Smif misses with a double jab.
A big left from Smif misses. #CL#
Smif gets a clinch.
Crawley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Smif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
Crawley can't break the clinch.
Smif lands a body punch.
Smif lands a body punch.
Smif lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smif blocks an uppercut.
Crawley blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Smif.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif lands a left hand.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
A short body shot lands from Smif as the two fighters clinch.
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smif pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Smif lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smif tries to throw a body punch but Crawley avoids it by throwing Smif back against the cage. #T1#
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Smif.
Smif blocks a body shot from Crawley.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Smif controls his hands.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Smif controls his hands.
Smif has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smif has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crawley.
Smif throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a good low kick that Smif was not able to check. #CL#
Smif has managed to clinch.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Smif is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Crawley wants to break free but Smif has control. #BC2#
Crawley manages to break the clinch.
Smif comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smif scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawley misses the target.
Smif lands with a nice body punch.
Smif connects with the punch.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smif scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Smif.
Good work by Smif as he checks the leg kick.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Smif.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Smif avoids the body shot from Crawley.
It looked like Smif was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawley.
Smif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
A shot to the liver by Smif. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley cracks Smif with an open hand slap.#CL#
Smif moves into the clinch successfully.
Smif can't find room to land a body shot as Crawley controls the action.
Smif has Crawley pressed against the cage, preventing Crawley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crawley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smif lands a nice looking body shot. #CL#
Smif gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Smif.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Crawley wants to break the clinch but can't. #T4#
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Smif.
A short right from Crawley on the inside.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smif has Crawley pressed against the cage, preventing Crawley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif scores with a jab to the head.
Crawley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Smif moves into range and clinches up with Crawley.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Smif showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smif 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bill Smif!
A victorious Bill Smif thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 130
Date: Jan 23, 2022

#R1#
Crawley tests Lawris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawris.
We've been informed that Crawley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawley.
Lawris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawley to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Lawris.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Lawris has his takedown stuffed
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crawley backs up against the cage.
Ray Lawris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawris throws a combination that misses
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawris under the eye.
Crawley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lawris on the side of the head.
Lawris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawley. Crawley obviously looking to wear him down.
Crawley jabs at Lawris's body.
Jab, jab by Crawley - just one landing.
Crawley thumps Lawris with a low kick.
Crawley works the jab nicely.
Crawley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
Lawris misses with the combination.
Crawley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lawris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Crawley scores with a nice body kick.
Lawris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Crawley digs a good body shot into Lawris's ribs.
Lawris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawley swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Lawris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawris is breathing heavily.
Crawley scores with a jab to the body.
Lawris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lawris scrambles back to his feet.
Crawley catches Lawris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crawley 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.
Crawley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley punishes Lawris's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Crawley as he connects with a hook.
Crawley lands with a straight right. Lawris didn't see that one coming.
Crawley digs a good hook to Lawris's body.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh. #T2#
Crawley lands a lovely overhand right.
Lawris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawley.
Crawley feints and then cracks Lawris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawris down.
Lawris looks to land a combination but Crawley avoids it well.
Lawris throws a combination that misses
and Crawley counters with an outside leg kick.
Crawley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawris. That did some damage!
Lawris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crawley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crawley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crawley is looking to slow Lawris down with leg kicks.
Lawris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crawley.
Crawley tests Lawris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawris takes one on the button.
Crawley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawris.
Nice shot by Crawley.#T3#
Lawris ducks right into an uppercut from Crawley.
Lawris walks into a jab.
Crawley scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawley tests Lawris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawris swinging wildly here.
Crawley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC2#Lawris is rocked!
Lawris fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawley scores with the left hand. Lawris knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Crawley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
Lawris walks into a left hand.
Lawris misses with a takedown
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T4#
Lawris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawris's hands.
Lawris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #KD2#
Crawley drops his shoulder and cracks Lawris with a huge uppercut! Lawris goes down! Can Crawley finish him?
Oh Lawris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SU2#
Lawris is working an open guard so Crawley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crawley connects with a looping right hand.
Crawley with a nice cross.
Crawley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lawris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#KD2#
Lawris ducks straight into an uppercut from Crawley and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Lawris manages to regain guard straight away. #SU2#
Crawley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Lawris seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crawley with a nice cross.
Nice straight punches there by Crawley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Crawley jabs at Lawris's body.
Crawley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lawris on the side of the head.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Ray Lawris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Crawley.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crawley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crawley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawris's sensitive parts.
Crawley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lawris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawley lands a front kick.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawris's head.
Lawris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawley circles away.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crawley lands a jab to Lawris's midsection.
Lawris takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Crawley lands a jab to Lawris's midsection.
Crawley lands a slapping body shot.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lawris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crawley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley connects with a single shot there.
Billy Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawley works Lawris's body with a nice hook.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Lawris's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawris tries to avoid it.
Lawris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Crawley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawris's sensitive parts.
Lawris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick lands for Crawley.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley connects with a crisp jab.
Lawris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crawley throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
Crawley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Lawris walks into a stiff left hand from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Lawris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawris walks into a straight right hand from Crawley.
Lawris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crawley cracks Lawris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crawley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawris's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Good leg kick by Crawley.
Crawley drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lawris right on the button. Lawris goes down! Crawley follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Crawley gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
Billy Crawley thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Highland 118
Date: Dec 12, 2021

#R1#
Scott misses the jab.
Crawley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scott cracks Crawley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A cross from Crawley lands.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott scores with a jab.
Scott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scott thuds a left hand into Crawley's body.
David Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scott.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Crawley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawley tries to sprawl out of it but Scott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Scott slips a straight right by Crawley.
Scott swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Scott takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Scott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD#
Scott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crawley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Crawley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott won't let Crawley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Crawley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Scott content just to control the position here.
Crawley tries to buck Scott off but he can't manage it.
Crawley is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Scott has taken his back!
Crawley is trying to stand back up.
Scott throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott has good solid back control here. #T3##SUB#
Scott looking to break Crawley's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Crawley remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Scott will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawley is trying to get back to his feet but Scott has full control of the position and if anything, Crawley has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Scott slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish. #SUB#
Scott has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Crawley! Can he survive? No! He's out! Scott gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Scott!
During a confident post fight interview, David Scott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Highland 107
Date: Nov 12, 2021

#R1#
Vatsadze throws a series of strikes that have Crawley backpedaling.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawley.
Vatsadze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vatsadze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL#
Vatsadze moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vatsadze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Vatsadze controls the action.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatsadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vatsadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vatsadze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vatsadze lands a left hand.
Crawley lands with a light punch inside.
Crawley letting Vatsadze take a breather here.#T1##BC2#
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vatsadze throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Vatsadze. That snapped Crawley's head back.
Crawley thumps Vatsadze with a low kick.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatsadze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crawley has time to react.
Vatsadze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Vatsadze moved out of range nicely.
Vatsadze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Vatsadze coming out on top.#CL#
Vatsadze moves into the clinch successfully.
Crawley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2##BC2#
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Vatsadze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatsadze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawley momentarily.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatsadze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vatsadze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vatsadze connects with a body shot that sends Crawley's belly button to the back.
A jab from Vatsadze misses.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vatsadze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vatsadze scores with a nice strike.
Vatsadze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vatsadze misses with a looping right.
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vatsadze misses with a double jab.
Vatsadze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vatsadze gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crawley.
Crawley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
Vatsadze slips under a jab.
Vatsadze tries to land a front kick but Crawley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
and Vatsadze counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatsadze doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawley circles away. #CL#
Vatsadze has closed the distance and engaged Crawley in a clinch.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Vatsadze avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Vatsadze stalling in the clinch.
Crawley tries to break free but Vatsadze pushes him back against the cage.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Crawley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Vatsadze checks the leg kick.
Crawley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Crawley throws a front kick aimed at Vatsadze's knee but Vatsadze avoids it well. #T4#
A jab from Vatsadze finds it's way through Crawley's defenses.
Vatsadze lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatsadze throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawley.
Vatsadze wants to clinch but Crawley slips to the side
and Vatsadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vatsadze misses with a head kick.
Vatsadze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Vatsadze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawley, pushing him back against the cage.
Vatsadze digs a right hand into Crawley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crawley's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Crawley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vatsadze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawley's hands.
Vatsadze defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Crawley drops his hands momentarily and Vatsadze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vatsadze misses with a low kick.
Vatsadze throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatsadze. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vatsadze misses with a head kick.
Crawley feints a counter leg kick.
Crawley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze misses with a right hand
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vatsadze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?#CL#
Vatsadze moves into the clinch successfully.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Crawley avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land. #BC2#
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vatsadze is looking to clinch.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Vatsadze.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vatsadze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vatsadze staying out of range there.
Vatsadze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Vatsadze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vatsadze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vatsadze looks to land a combination but Crawley avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
A low kick from Crawley misses
and Crawley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murtaz Vatsadze is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Crawley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Vatsadze misses
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Vatsadze thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Vatsadze.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vatsadze misses with a double jab.
Vatsadze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawley's hands.
Vatsadze blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Crawley.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Vatsadze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatsadze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley misses with a low kick as Vatsadze jumps back.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze darts in trying to clinch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Vatsadze moves into the clinch.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Vatsadze pushes off an throws an elbow but Crawley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Crawley wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vatsadze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze digs a right hand underneath Crawley's ribcage. Crawley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vatsadze pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crawley is breathing heavily.#T4#
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vatsadze pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crawley tries to break the clinch but Vatsadze is controlling the position.
Vatsadze lands a body punch.
Vatsadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vatsadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vatsadze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
Vatsadze pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Vatsadze scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Murtaz Vatsadze dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Crawley walks into a jab.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Vatsadze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vatsadze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Vatsadze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatsadze misses with a wild combination.
Crawley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vatsadze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Vatsadze works Crawley's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Vatsadze closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Crawley. #T1#
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Crawley blocks it.
Vatsadze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vatsadze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vatsadze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crawley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crawley lands a head shot.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Vatsadze counters with a nice body shot.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vatsadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vatsadze lunges at Crawley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crawley's hand.
Vatsadze takes one on the button.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Vatsadze lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vatsadze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Crawley thumps Vatsadze with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatsadze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley scores with a jab to the head.
Crawley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vatsadze stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawley misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Vatsadze to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawley walks into a left hand.
Vatsadze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crawley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Crawley moves out of range.
Vatsadze throws a leg kick but Crawley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vatsadze misses the shot to the body.
Vatsadze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatsadze cracks Crawley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vatsadze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Vatsadze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Vatsadze takes the fight into the clinch.
Vatsadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short body shot lands from Vatsadze as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Vatsadze scores with a shot to the side of Crawley's head.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Vatsadze pushes Crawley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatsadze takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vatsadze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vatsadze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawley.
Murtaz Vatsadze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vatsadze lands a body punch.
Vatsadze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vatsadze lands an uppercut.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Nice body punch from Vatsadze - that landed with a thud.
Vatsadze tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murtaz Vatsadze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vatsadze 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murtaz Vatsadze!
Murtaz Vatsadze took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conquer for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Highland 101
Date: Oct 24, 2021

#R1#
Ruiha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruiha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Ruiha has knocked Crawley down with a huge combo! Ruiha steps away and waves a wobbly Crawley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Billy Crawley has been cut.
Ruiha throws a combination that misses
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Tama Ruiha has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley throws a hook but Ruiha avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruiha! But no joy.
Ruiha lands a jab to the head.
Ruiha throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruiha throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawley misses the target.
Ruiha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruiha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#KD2#
Ruiha drops Crawley with a beautiful combination! Crawley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ruiha is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Crawley is rocked!
Ruiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Crawley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruiha misses with a double jab.
Crawley seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Crawley misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Crawley misses its intended target.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruiha was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Good shot there by Crawley.
Ruiha lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruiha misses with a double jab
and Ruiha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruiha misses the jab.
Crawley connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#That has opened up Tama Ruiha's cut even more.
Tama Ruiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley lands a nice hook to Ruiha's body. Ruiha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Crawley lands the left hand.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruiha misses with a hook
enabling Crawley to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Crawley misses its intended target.
A left lands for Ruiha.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley connects with a body shot that sends Ruiha's belly button to the back.
Ruiha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruiha lands with a cross.
Ruiha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Ruiha. Those never looked like landing.
Crawley misses with a jab to the body
and Ruiha counters with a three punch combo that has Crawley backing up. Crawley nods at Ruiha to acknowledge the strikes.#T3#
Crawley misses with a looping left.
Ruiha throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruiha avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Crawley lands with a shot to the body.
Ruiha misses with a left hand
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crawley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT#The cut above Tama Ruiha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruiha throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crawley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruiha's head.
Crawley wants to slow Ruiha down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruiha pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Crawley misses with a hook. Ruiha ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruiha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crawley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiha manages to avoid it.
Ruiha missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruiha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crawley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruiha's head.#CUT#Tama Ruiha's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruiha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crawley with a body shot.
Ruiha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Ruiha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#KD2#
Ruiha drops Crawley with a beautiful combination! Crawley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ruiha is looking for the KO!
Ruiha misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Crawley stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Ruiha runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tama Ruiha!
A relieved looking Tama Ruiha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Highland 94
Date: Sep 29, 2021

#R1#
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crawley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oliva checks it well.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
The fighters circling - Oliva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley. #T1#
Crawley throws a good cross that connects. #CUT2#It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Crawley scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliva should have avoided that one.
Oliva tries to clinch but Crawley is having none of it.
Crawley is looking to slow Oliva down with leg kicks.
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley throws out a counter right but Oliva avoids it with no problem.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Crawley connects with a jab.
Crawley lands with a nice body punch.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Oliva.
Oliva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crawley. Crawley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Oliva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crawley on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Oliva misses with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Crawley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Oliva misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Crawley throws a low kick, looking for Oliva's leg but Oliva calmly moves out of range.
Oliva throws a lazy uppercut
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Oliva swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Oliva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oliva misses with a hook to the body
and Oliva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#Biscuit Oliva's cut is getting worse.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Crawley.
A little feinted left hand from Oliva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliva misses with a straight right. #T3#
Crawley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliva.
Crawley misses with a looping right.#CL#
Oliva takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliva digs a right hand into Crawley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crawley's gas tank.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawley.
Crawley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oliva misses with some punches. #TD#
Oliva successfully pulls guard.
Crawley won't allow Oliva to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Crawley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crawley stopping the sweep attempt from Oliva.
Crawley postures up.
Crawley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oliva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crawley is one step ahead there.
Oliva is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crawley walks into a jab.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Oliva looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Oliva misses with a hook
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Oliva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliva. #CL#
Oliva moves into the clinch.
Oliva prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Oliva decides to pull guard.
Oliva is pulling down on Crawley's head. It's preventing any offense from Crawley, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Oliva has a closed guard, preventing Crawley from standing up.
Oliva looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliva, not yet.
Oliva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oliva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crawley being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Oliva's leg. Oliva is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Oliva throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Billy Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crawley throws a series of punches but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva misses with an uppercut
and Crawley counters with an inside leg kick.
Oliva tries to clinch but Crawley moves out of range.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Oliva throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Oliva misses with a hook to the body
and Crawley counters with a left to the body.
Oliva throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva checks the leg kick.#T3#
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Crawley cracks Oliva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliva lands with a right hand.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliva misses with a looping right.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliva with a body shot.
Oliva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliva misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley ducks right into an uppercut from Oliva.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Oliva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Oliva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oliva blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley. #T4#
Crawley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawley throws a head kick but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crawley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crawley swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Oliva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliva scores with a jab. Crawley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawley lands a nice hook to Oliva's body. Oliva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Oliva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawley.
A big left from Oliva misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Crawley throws the left hand but Oliva avoids the punch easily.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Oliva moved away.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oliva with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Oliva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crawley scores with a nice head shot.#ROC2#Oliva is rocked!#CUT2#Biscuit Oliva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliva lands an overhand right.
Oh Oliva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliva lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliva blocks a leg kick.
Oliva seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Oliva misses. #T1#
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley tries a quick counter leg kick but Oliva is wise to it.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#KD2#
Crawley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oliva sprawling to the canvas! Oliva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Crawley finish him?!
Oliva misses with a hook.
Oliva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Crawley there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Oliva thuds a left hand into Crawley's body.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Oliva slips the punch.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley. #T2#
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva is looking to clinch but Crawley is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliva. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Oliva throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley misses with a looping left.
Crawley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Oliva moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliva is just out of range.
Oliva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#Jeez, Biscuit Oliva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Crawley slips a straight right by Oliva.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3##CL#
Oliva moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliva lands a body shot.
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliva lands a left hand.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliva.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Oliva.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliva.
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliva is leaning against Crawley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crawley can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Oliva.
Oliva gets through Crawley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliva.
Oliva keeps control of Crawley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Oliva avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliva.
Nice body punch from Oliva.
Oliva tries a body shot but Crawley blocks it.
Crawley wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliva won't allow it.
Oliva lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Oliva.
Crawley is trying to break the clinch but Oliva has him pressed against the cage.
Oliva lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliva.
Oliva pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliva jumps guard but Crawley stands there with Oliva around his waist. Oliva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crawley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Billy Crawley!
A very excited looking Billy Crawley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Highland 90
Date: Sep 10, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Oliva closes the distance and clinches.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva tries a body shot but Crawley blocks it. #BC#
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliva jabs Crawley right on the nose. Crawley blinks but takes it well.
Crawley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crawley connects with a nice looking jab.
Crawley lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliva. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crawley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crawley misses with a hook. Oliva ducked under it nicely.
Oliva swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Oliva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oliva scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawley throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
Oliva dips to his left and cracks Crawley with an uppercut!
Crawley swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva tries to move into range but Crawley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Crawley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Crawley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crawley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliva cracks Crawley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley slips a straight right by Oliva.
Oliva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Oliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Oliva takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Crawley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Oliva moves into the clinch.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley tries a body shot but Oliva blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Crawley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliva's elbow. #BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
Oliva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crawley. Crawley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T2#
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Oliva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Oliva lands.
Oliva swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Oliva throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawley misses the target.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crawley throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
Oliva checks a low kick from Crawley.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Oliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva lands with a hook. Crawley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crawley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
Oliva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crawley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crawley tries to move into range but Oliva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Crawley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Oliva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliva avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
Crawley feints and then cracks Oliva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliva down.
Oliva throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crawley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Oliva misses the jab.
Oliva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
Oliva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliva.
Oliva just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley tries to score with a low kick but Oliva moves his leg out of the way.
Oliva swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Oliva looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.#CL2#
Crawley gets tackled into the cage by Oliva. Oliva maintains the clinch.
Oliva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crawley is trying to break free.#T4#
Oliva misses with the head strike.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
Oliva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow. #BC#
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Oliva.
Oliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Crawley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Crawley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oliva throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Oliva throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva is looking to clinch but Crawley is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biscuit Oliva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Crawley lands a nice hook to Oliva's body. Oliva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliva misses with an uppercut
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Oliva blocks the low kick.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva connects with a single shot there.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawley at a distance.
Crawley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oliva on the side of the head.
Oliva lands a slapping body shot.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley is looking to chop away at Oliva's legs.
Crawley staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawley's head backwards.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva connects with a crisp jab.
Crawley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Crawley defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Crawley slips under a jab from Oliva.
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliva misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Oliva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawley momentarily.
Oliva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oliva swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliva.
Crawley is looking to counter with a body kick.
Crawley with a jab.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Oliva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheers as Oliva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crawley doesn't seem phased though.
Crawley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
A big right from Oliva misses.
Oliva misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crawley 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 Oliva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oliva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T2#
Oliva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oliva throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Oliva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliva lands a right hook to the body.
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Oliva misses.
Crawley cracks Oliva with a good jab.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley slips under a jab from Oliva.
Crawley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliva.
Oliva blocks a leg kick.
Oliva throws an off balance right hand
and Crawley counters with a two punch combo.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Oliva moves away and avoids it.
Crawley misses the jab.
Oliva looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Crawley misses with a leg kick.
Oliva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliva scores with a sloppy right hand. Crawley should have avoided that one. #T3#
Oliva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliva.
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley slips a straight right by Oliva.
Crawley is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Crawley catches Oliva right on the button with a cross.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliva misses with an uppercut.
Crawley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oliva misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crawley thuds a left hand into Oliva's body.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliva.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Oliva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawley to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Oliva's shoulder, as Oliva tries to avoid the shot.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Crawley lands with a cross.
Oliva swings widly with a right hand
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Oliva misses with a hook.
Crawley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
Crawley tried to counter with a leg kick but Oliva avoided it.
Nice uppercut there from Crawley.
Oliva looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
Oliva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Oliva misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crawley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A punch lands to the side of Oliva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Oliva slips the punch.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Oliva slips a straight right by Crawley.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crawley works Oliva's body with a nice hook.
Oliva scores with a jab to the body.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
Oliva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Oliva misses.
Oliva throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Oliva closes the distance but Crawley moves to the side
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliva throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.#T1#
Crawley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crawley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Crawley misses.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliva.
Crawley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oliva misses with a lunging right hand
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Oliva moves into range and clinches up with Crawley.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley.
Oliva takes a shot to the head.
Oliva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
Oliva is leaning against Crawley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Oliva.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Oliva scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Oliva jumps into guard, dragging Crawley to the mat.
Oliva controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliva looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliva, not yet.
Oliva controlling Crawley's posture.
Oliva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Oliva controlling from the top position. #T3#
Crawley wants to stand up but Oliva is controlling him.
Oliva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Oliva 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.
Crawley has his hands on Oliva's head, controlling the position.
Oliva sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Biscuit Oliva.
I think Oliva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: Aug 23, 2021

#R1#
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crawley throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crawley tries to score with a low kick but Finlayson moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Finlayson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawley.
Finlayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Finlayson lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.#KD#
Finlayson lands a big uppercut and Crawley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Crawley looks OK. Finlayson waves Crawley back to his feet!#KD#
Finlayson sends Crawley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Crawley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Crawley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley works the jab nicely.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Finlayson lands a body shot.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#KD#
Finlayson sends Crawley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Crawley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.
Crawley looks winded!
Finlayson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Crawley up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Finlayson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Crawley's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 22, 2021

#R1#
Crawley avoids the body shot from Tsubekov. #TD#
Tsubekov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tsubekov lands in his opponent's guard.
Crawley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tsubekov wants to pass the guard but Crawley is keeping the position.
Tsubekov is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tsubekov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crawley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tsubekov, into his guard. #REVB##T1#
Tsubekov being controlled here, momentarily.
Tsubekov wants to sweep but no luck.
Crawley wants to get up but he can't break Tsubekov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Tsubekov working for a triangle but Crawley defends it easily. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Tsubekov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Crawley uses it to pass to side control.
Crawley wants to stand but Tsubekov is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawley gets to mount! Tsubekov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tsubekov is in all sorts of trouble here. #T3#
Tsubekov is squirming around, avoiding Crawley's attempts to control the action.
Crawley is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Tsubekov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crawley trying to control but Tsubekov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsubekov manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T4#
Tsubekov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tsubekov.
Tsubekov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crawley manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Crawley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crawley 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsubekov trying to control but Crawley is working from the bottom.
Crawley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsubekov controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rustam Tsubekov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tsubekov misses the jab.
Crawley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawley wants it to stay on the feet.
Crawley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsubekov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tsubekov tries for a takedown but Crawley circles away easily
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Tsubekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsubekov goes for a double leg but Crawley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crawley continues to drive forward.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsubekov loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsubekov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsubekov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawley as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley swings for the body but Tsubekov moves out of range.
Crawley thumps Tsubekov with a low kick.
Tsubekov has his takedown stuffed
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsubekov throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley throws a fast counter high kick but Tsubekov manages to duck under it in time.
Tsubekov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Tsubekov misses with a takedown attempt - Crawley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tsubekov looks for a takedown but Crawley sprawls well.
Crawley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tsubekov.#T2#
Tsubekov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawley tries to avoid it but Tsubekov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawley to the ground. Crawley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tsubekov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#TD#
Tsubekov gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley is trying to control but can't.
Crawley is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crawley can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Tsubekov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crawley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crawley trying to control but Tsubekov postures up. #T3#
Tsubekov is taking a breather. Crawley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB#
Tsubekov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Tsubekov wants to work for an arm triangle but Crawley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Tsubekov seems to be looking for submissions. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Tsubekov seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Tsubekov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crawley defends it well.
Tsubekov is thwarting Crawley's attempts to control the position.
Tsubekov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crawley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawley is trying to stand. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tsubekov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Tsubekov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawley circles away.
Tsubekov looks for a takedown but Crawley sprawls well.
Tsubekov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawley sprawls well. Crawley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsubekov gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Tsubekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsubekov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a nice leg kick.
Tsubekov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsubekov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsubekov backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tsubekov fails to land the takedown.
Crawley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tsubekov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crawley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Tsubekov moved out of range nicely.
Tsubekov shoots in but Crawley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Tsubekov slips the punch.
Tsubekov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawley swivels and escapes.
Tsubekov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley scores with a hook.
Crawley connects with a body shot that sends Tsubekov's belly button to the back.
Tsubekov misses with a takedown
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rustam Tsubekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawley. #T2#
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
Tsubekov misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley leaves Tsubekov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tsubekov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawley. Crawley obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawley. That's going to slow Tsubekov down.
Tsubekov misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsubekov fails with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Crawley.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Tsubekov darts in looking for a takedown but Crawley gets double underhooks and turns Tsubekov into the cage.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Tsubekov steps away.
Crawley tries to work over Tsubekov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsubekov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Crawley manages to break the clinch.
Tsubekov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley cracks Tsubekov with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tsubekov falls to his knees and Crawley doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
Our winner, Billy Crawley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Highland 81
Date: Jul 21, 2021

#R1#
McGrowler shoots in looking for a takedown but Crawley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGrowler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGrowler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crawley avoids it really well and circles away.
McGrowler fails with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pittarick McGrowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrowler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crawley counters with a nice body shot.
Crawley throws out a loose jab but McGrowler uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGrowler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrowler throws the left hand but Crawley avoids the punch easily.
McGrowler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crawley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crawley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
McGrowler throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Crawley to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Pittarick McGrowler has been cut.
Crawley stuffs the takedown attempt from McGrowler. McGrowler gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGrowler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawley sprawls well. Crawley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGrowler gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawley tries a quick counter leg kick but McGrowler is wise to it.
McGrowler shoots in but no luck this time.
Crawley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Crawley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGrowler shoots for a takedown but Crawley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGrowler throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#McGrowler is rocked!
Crawley is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches McGrowler flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! McGrowler is out cold! Crawley holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Crawley!
Billy Crawley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Highland 68
Date: Jun 22, 2021

#R1#
Crawley lands a jab to Doback's midsection.
Doback takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley tries to bum rush Doback with a series of wild strikes but Doback uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Doback closes the distance and clinches.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Doback told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Crawley pushes Doback back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doback lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Doback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Doback gets through Crawley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doback is looking to land body kicks.
Doback slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crawley drops his hands momentarily and Doback takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Doback throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Doback throws a chopping leg kick but Crawley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawley misses its target.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doback moves forwards but Crawley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doback throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doback is looking to land body kicks.
Crawley scores with a three punch combo!
Doback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Doback is predictable there
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Doback moved out of range.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doback fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Doback rushes Crawley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Crawley controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doback creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crawley blocking some punches.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Doback scores with a hook to the body.
Crawley prevents a body shot from Doback.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley is working Doback over against the cage.#T3#
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Crawley digs a right hand into Doback's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doback's gas tank.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Crawley.
Crawley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Crawley is working Doback over against the cage.
Crawley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crawley wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Crawley breaks from the clinch.
Crawley misses with a double jab.
Doback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley misses the body punch
and Doback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Crawley blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Crawley. #CL2#
Doback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Crawley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doback creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawley tries to break free but Doback pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doback tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Crawley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doback is out of range and Crawley settles back down.
Doback slips a jab from Crawley.
Doback defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Doback misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley tests Doback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doback was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Crawley with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doback is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Doback counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crawley throws a hook but Doback blocks it.
Doback doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Doback tries to clinch but Crawley moves away
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawley misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Doback moves into the clinch.
Doback lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crawley tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Crawley.
Crawley lands a hook that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
Crawley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawley blocking some punches.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Crawley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doback doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Doback.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doback throws out the jab.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Doback is just out of range.
Crawley with the inside leg kick.
Doback takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley swings for the body but Doback moves out of range.
Doback throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doback tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley misses with an uppercut. #T3##CL2#
Doback clinches up against the cage.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doback or not.
Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
Crawley scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley digs a right hand into Doback's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doback's gas tank.
Crawley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
Crawley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley. #BC#
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawley cracks Doback with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Doback's shoulder, as Doback tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback tries to clinch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Doback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Doback takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crawley cracks a nice hook into Doback's ribs.
Crawley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doback counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Crawley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doback doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Doback darts in and clinches Crawley up against the cage.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doback digs a right hand underneath Crawley's ribcage. Crawley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards. #BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doback works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Crawley connects with a jab.
Doback tries to clinch but Crawley is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Doback misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doback manages to avoid it.
Doback lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crawley will feel that in the morning.
Crawley connects with a nice looking jab.
Doback takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doback throws out a leg kick but Crawley moves out of range and Doback only half commits.
Doback lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawley at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doback.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Doback counters with a left to the body.
Doback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doback misses with a kick to the body.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Doback tries a low kick but Crawley avoids it.
Doback shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Doback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley moves out of range as Doback throws a body kick.
Doback lands a glancing blow to the side of Crawley's head.
Doback misses with a straight right.
Doback throws a leg kick but Crawley moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawley misses the target.
Crawley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crawley throws the left hand but Doback avoids the punch easily.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dale Doback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Doback throws a low kick but Crawley moves out of range easily.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Doback closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawley misses with a right hand
and Doback counters with an outside leg kick.
Doback lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Crawley.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Doback is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doback looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.
Crawley blocks the body kick.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Crawley misses with a hook. Doback ducked under it nicely.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Doback lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawley moves out of range as Doback strikes.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Crawley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doback.
Doback replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Crawley blocks it well.
Doback misses with a low kick.
Doback takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CL2#
Doback fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawley, pushing him back against the cage.
Doback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Doback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Doback misses with a body shot.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley connects with a jab.
Doback throws a low kick but Crawley avoids it.
Doback loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doback's hands.#CL2#
Crawley tries to keep at a distance but Doback has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doback prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dale Doback.
I think Crawley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: Highland 58
Date: Jun 04, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Driver clinches up against the cage.
Crawley scores with a shot to the side of Driver's head.
Crawley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driver is trying to pull guard but Crawley has him pressed against the cage.
Driver can't get the takedown.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Driver avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Driver tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawley smiles and moves away.
Billy Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Driver.
Driver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Driver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Driver shoots for a takedown but Crawley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawley throws a looping overhand right but Driver ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Driver or perhaps it was just good defense by Crawley, which made it look bad. #T1#
Driver closes the distance but Crawley moves to the side
and Crawley counters with a one-two to the body.
Driver tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crawley defends well and Driver ends up having to push Crawley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Driver throws a low kick, looking for Crawley's leg but Crawley calmly moves out of range.
Crawley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Driver wants to clinch up but Crawley keeps it at a distance.
Driver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crawley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Driver has his takedown stuffed
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Driver misses with a takedown
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Driver shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawley sprawls well. He's pushed Driver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Driver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Driver darts in trying to clinch
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Crawley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Driver pushes Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawley scores with a one two! Driver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crawley slaps away a takedown attempt from Driver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crawley slaps away a takedown attempt from Driver, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Crawley. That snapped Driver's head back. #CL2#
Driver has managed to clinch.
Crawley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Driver backwards. #BC#
Crawley manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Crawley misses.
Driver tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Driver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Crawley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawley wants it to stay on the feet.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Driver fails with a takedown attempt.
Driver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Billy Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Driver.
Driver fails with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawley swats away the attempt to clinch by Driver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Driver.
Driver throws a head kick but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Driver fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Crawley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawley throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
Crawley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Driver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crawley counters with a series of strikes. Driver will be more careful next time no doubt.
Driver shoots in for a takedown but Crawley shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Driver clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Driver doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
A big left from Driver misses.
Crawley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2#
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crawley counters with a left and a right... And another left! Driver is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
A very excited looking Billy Crawley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Highland 48
Date: May 20, 2021

#R1#
Ferret slips a jab from Crawley.
Ferret moves forwards but Crawley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferret dodges the punch combination from Crawley.
Ferret looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Ferret misses.
Ferret swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawley.
Crawley throws a hook but Ferret avoids it easily.
Ferret scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Crawley throws a body punch but Ferret moves out of range.
Ferret ducks right into an uppercut from Crawley.
Crawley takes one to the chin there.
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!
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Ferret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferret defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
A big right from Ferret misses.
Crawley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crawley throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferret counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawley cracks Ferret with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ferret throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley lands with a shot to the body.
Ferret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ferret manages to circle out of the way.
Ferret throws a right and a left that Crawley avoids nicely.
Ferret misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferret takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferret.
Crawley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crawley misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Ferret counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Ferret avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
Crawley is leaning against Ferret and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferret working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferret lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
Crawley lands with a light punch inside.
Ferret lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Ferret is trying to break the clinch but Crawley has him pressed against the cage.
Ferret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferret can't find room to land a body shot as Crawley controls the action.
Ferret tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferret tries to throw a body punch but Crawley avoids it by throwing Ferret back against the cage. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Ferret fails to land.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferret digs a right hand into Crawley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crawley's gas tank.
Ferret misses with some punches.
Ferret blocking some punches.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Ferret prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Ferret digs a right hand into Crawley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crawley's gas tank.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferret's elbow.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Ferret avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Crawley tries to work over Ferret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferret goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Ferret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawley.#T4#
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Ferret avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.
Crawley scores with a shot to the side of Ferret's head.
Ferret goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferret is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Crawley.
Crawley lands with a light punch inside.
Ferret misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferret looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferret.
Crawley misses with a body punch.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferret controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferret lands a left hand.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Crawley scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Ferret. Those never looked like landing.
Ferret with a jab.#CL2#
Ferret gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferret goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
Billy Crawley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crawley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferret lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley tries to work over Ferret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret blocks a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferret controls his hands.
Ferret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Ferret. #T1#
Crawley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferret tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferret taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
Ferret misses with a body punch.
Ferret lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferret lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferret displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crawley up against the cage.
Ferret tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferret misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Ferret breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferret thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferret looks to land a combination but Crawley avoids it well.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferret throws out the jab. #T2#
Ferret defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Ferret lands a body shot.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferret was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Some wild striking there from Ferret.
Ferret misses with a wild body shot.
Ferret is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawley rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferret lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferret lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawley circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferret counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferret takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crawley is looking to clinch.
Crawley throws a good cross that connects.
Ferret looks to land a combination. Crawley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab. #T3#
Ferret slips a straight right by Crawley.
Crawley dodges the punch combination from Ferret.
Crawley lands with a good body shot.
Crawley lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Ferret with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawley to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley scores with a nice right hand.
Crawley throws the left hand but Ferret avoids the punch easily.
Ferret lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crawley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferret manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crawley throws a good cross that connects.
Crawley lands an overhand right.#T4#
Ferret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Ferret is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crawley with a body shot.
Ferret looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferret smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Ferret is out of range.
Ferret throws a counter combo.
Crawley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawley lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Ferret's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crawley lunges at Ferret with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferret's hand.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferret manages to avoid it.
Ferret looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferret misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jermaine Ferret will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ferret throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley scores with a hook.
Crawley cracks Ferret with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferret now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crawley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawley at a distance.
Ferret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferret misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Crawley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferret misses with a double jab.
Crawley swings for the body but Ferret moves out of range.
Ferret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. Ferret saw that one coming.
Ferret looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Ferret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley throws a jab when Ferret was well out of range.
Ferret misses with a body shot.
Crawley misses with a hook.
Crawley throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferret counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferret catches Crawley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferret slips under a jab from Crawley.#CL#
Crawley closes the distance and clinches.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Crawley cracks Ferret with a nice body shot.
A short right from Crawley.
Crawley prevents a body shot from Ferret.
Ferret lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Ferret avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage. #T2#
Ferret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Ferret.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Ferret controls the action.
Ferret goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Crawley.
Ferret taking a breather.
Ferret misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Ferret manages to break the clinch.
Ferret misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Crawley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crawley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike.
Ferret working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferret.
Ferret misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferret swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferret struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawley lands a right hand.
Ferret lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crawley cracks Ferret with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferret.
Ferret lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferret. #T4#
Ferret misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Ferret controls the action.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferret is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferret swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Ferret breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Ferret swinging wildly here.
It looked like Crawley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ferret.
Ferret avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ferret!
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Crawley has Ferret up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jermaine Ferret.
I think Ferret has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jermaine Ferret!

Event: Highland 37
Date: May 05, 2021

#R1#
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Crawley throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson slips a jab from Crawley.
Crawley throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Finlayson slips a jab from Crawley.#T1#
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Crawley.
Finlayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a body punch
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Crawley scores with a jab. Finlayson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crawley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Crawley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley scores with a hook.
Crawley throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Good exchange - Crawley coming out on top.
Crawley misses with a hook.
Finlayson connects with a single shot there.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a body punch
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Crawley scores with a decent looking hook.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.#T4#
Crawley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crawley misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson throws a shot to the body.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley slips a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Finlayson. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Finlayson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crawley takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Crawley.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crawley tests Finlayson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finlayson to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Billy Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Crawley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Crawley works Finlayson's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crawley.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Crawley misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crawley throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Crawley's ribs.
Crawley is breathing heavily.
Finlayson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Finlayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Finlayson throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.#KD#
Finlayson drops Crawley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Crawley looks back up at him and smiles so Finlayson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Crawley is rocked!
Finlayson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Crawley falls backwards - clearly groggy! Finlayson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 22
Date: Apr 12, 2021

#R1#
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates unleashes a big counter combination but Crawley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yates throws a series of punches but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.#CUT#It looks like Reilly Yates has been cut.
Yates walks into a straight right hand from Crawley.
Nice uppercut there from Crawley.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates is looking for the big counter here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawley.
Yates tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
Yates slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Crawley pushes him off.#T1#
Crawley lunges at Yates with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yates's hand.
Yates swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Crawley shakes him off and moves away.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Crawley dips to his left and cracks Yates with an uppercut!
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yates's hands.
Yates lands with a cross.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawley on the side of the head.#T2#
Yates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Crawley.
Crawley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates is looking to clinch.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Crawley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Crawley.
Yates swinging wildly here.
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T3#
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Crawley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yates moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawley misses the target.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Crawley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates moves away from the strike by Crawley.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates digs a good hook to Crawley's body.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.
Crawley avoids the head kick by Yates.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reilly Yates's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Reilly Yates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawley rather than just go for the knockout.
Crawley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates throws a big counter head kick but Crawley avoids it with no problem.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Crawley shakes him off and moves away.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Crawley coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Yates 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yates stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates scores with a one two! Crawley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yates might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crawley has got the better of the exchanges.
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.
Yates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Crawley.
Crawley blocks a low kick nicely.
Crawley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crawley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yates can do to turn this around?#T2#
Yates missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawley with a nice cross.
Crawley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates tries to clinch up
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range. #T3#
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Crawley.
Yates blocks a jab.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
Yates takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley lands with a hook. Yates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crawley throws a series of strikes that have Yates backpedaling.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates staying out of range there.#T4##CL2#
Yates pushes Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yates's head backwards.
Yates is looking to score with low kicks.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Crawley.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yates swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reilly Yates's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Crawley misses with a hook.
Crawley lands a body shot.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Crawley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Yates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crawley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yates in his tracks.
Yates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yates scrambles back to his feet.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.#T1#
Crawley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yates counters with a three punch combo that has Crawley backing up. Crawley nods at Yates to acknowledge the strikes.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Crawley throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley misses the jab.
Yates steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crawley.
Yates defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Crawley thuds a left hand into Yates's body.
Crawley lands a really nice looking cross but Yates seems unphased.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Crawley - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Yates.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawley misses its target.
Crawley connects with the punch.
Yates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yates's head backwards.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Yates takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Yates slips under a jab from Crawley.
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crawley slips a straight right by Yates.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Yates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yates blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Yates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Crawley throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Crawley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yatess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates misses with the combination.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yates misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reilly Yates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Crawley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawley, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Crawley!
After winning the bout, Billy Crawley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 13
Date: Mar 26, 2021

#R1#
Finale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawley is fending him off so far but Finale persists. Nope, Crawley circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawley lands a jab to the head.
Finale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawley is looking to counter punch.
Finale shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawley sprawls well. He's pushed Finale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Finale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crawley counters with a nice body shot.
Finale misses with a takedown
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Billy Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grande Finale.
Finale looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Crawley cracks Finale with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Finale looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crawley finish him? #ROC#Finale is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finale has his takedown stuffed
and Crawley counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Finale out cold! What a finish! Crawley is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Crawley!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Crawley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Highland 7
Date: Mar 12, 2021

#R1#
An inside leg kick from Winky misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winky.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Winky connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Winky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winky is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crawley with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winky 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 Crawley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crawley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crawley stuns Winky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawley thuds a left hand into Winky's body.
Crawley checks a low kick from Winky.
Crawley jabs Winky right on the nose. Winky blinks but takes it well.
Winky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winky manages to avoid it.
Winky throws a front kick aimed at Crawley's knee but Crawley avoids it well.
Winky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winky's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winky looks for the body kick but Crawley saw that one coming.
Crawley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crawley digs a good hook to Winky's body. #T1#
Crawley lands a right hook to the body.
Winky misses with a low kick.
Winky needs to keep his hands up - Crawley had a free shot at his head there.
Crawley throws a body punch but Winky moves out of range.
Winky appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mister Winky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winky misses with a body kick.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crawley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crawley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crawley is looking to wear down Winky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A clash of legs there as Crawley blocks the low kick.
Winky throws the kick towards the body but Crawley avoids it.
Winky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A left lands for Crawley.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winky was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good work by Crawley as he checks the leg kick.#T2#
Winky is looking to score with low kicks.
Crawley tests Winky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winky drops his hands momentarily and Crawley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Winky.
Winky misses with a leg kick
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Crawley. That snapped Winky's head back.
Winky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crawley finds it's way round the side to connect with Winky's head.
Crawley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winky. Winky obviously looking to wear him down.
Winky throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick by Winky misses
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley clobbers Winky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Winky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winky was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.#T3#
Crawley avoids a kick to the body.
Winky throws a body kick that misses
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawley, as that shot connected.
Winky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winky.
Donk. Crawley catches Winky right on the button with a cross.
Crawley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winky.
Winky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winky throws a sloppy head kick
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that Winky has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crawley avoids the head kick by Winky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winky's head backwards.
Crawley lands a jab to the nose.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winky.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winky looks winded!#T4#
Winky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crawley checks a leg kick.
Winky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winky.
Winky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crawley.
Danga de danga de dang - Crawley scores with a four punch combination!
Winky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winky looks to land a body kick but Crawley moved away.
Winky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winky misses with a low kick as Crawley jumps back.
Crawley blocks the body kick.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley thuds his right hand into Winky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crawley with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Winky throws out a leg kick but Crawley moves out of range and Winky only half commits.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Winky misses
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winky is looking to land body kicks.
Crawley lands with a good body shot.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Winky slips the punch.
Crawley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crawley digs a good hook to Winky's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Winky!
A cross from Crawley lands.
Winky throws a head kick that misses.
Crawley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winky can do to turn this around?
Crawley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winky.
Winky misses with a low kick as Crawley jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winky.
Crawley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley blocks a head kick by Winky. #T1#
Winky throws a leg kick
and Winky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winky is breathing heavily.
Winky misses with a body kick.
Winky throws a wild body kick that Crawley sees coming a mile off.
Crawley is looking to counter punch.
Winky needs to keep his hands up - Crawley had a free shot at his head there.
Winky throws an off balance right hand
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley checks a leg kick nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Winky might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crawley has got the better of the exchanges.
Crawley scores with a shot to the body.
Crawley lands with a shot to the body.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Winky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crawley lands with a right hand.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Winky off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley avoids the head kick by Winky.
Crawley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot by Crawley.
Crawley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#Winky is rocked!#T2#
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winky throws a leg kick
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winky is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawley finish him?
Crawley avoids a kick to the body.
Winky seems to have recovered his senses.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winky moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Winky.
Crawley lands a slapping body shot.
Crawley scores with a sloppy right hand. Winky should have avoided that one.
Crawley cracks Winky with an open hand slap.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Winky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley scores with a jab.
Winky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Winky throws a sloppy head kick and Crawley moves out of range easily.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Crawley throws a series of punches but Winky avoids them all with ease.
Winky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winky.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
Winky tries to work over Crawley's front leg with a kick but Crawley checks it.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winky throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A thudding body kick lands there by Winky!
Crawley scores with a punch to the head.
Winky throws a lazy body kick
and Crawley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winky misses with a body shot
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
Winky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley connects with a nice looking jab.
Winky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winky fakes the leg kick and cracks Crawley in the body.
Winky misses with a low kick.
Crawley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Winky delivers a nice body kick.
Crawley throws a body punch but Winky moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winky throws a head kick but Crawley moves out of range.
Winky throws a body kick that misses.
Winky drops his hands momentarily and Crawley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Winky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Winky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawley tries to avoid it but Winky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawley to the ground. Crawley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winky throws a head kick but Crawley moves out of range.
Winky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winky tries to move into range but Crawley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crawley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winky momentarily.
Crawley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winky walks into a left hand.
Crawley connects with a jab.
A low kick from Winky is predictable there
and Crawley counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a shot to the body.
Winky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winky throws a leg kick but Crawley moved away.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Crawley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Winky looks to land a body kick but Crawley moved away.
Crawley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Crawley.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
Winky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Winky throws a low kick, looking for Crawley's leg but Crawley calmly moves out of range.
Crawley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Winky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winky thows a leg kick but Crawley checks it
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
Winky tries a quick counter leg kick but Crawley is wise to it.#T2#
Winky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crawley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crawley lands a really nice looking cross but Winky seems unphased.
Crawley scores with a shot to the body.
Winky tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crawley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crawley darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #KD#
Crawley cracks Winky with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Crawley has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Winky to stand back up!
Crawley lands with a shot to the body.
Winky tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Winky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crawley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crawley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crawley drops Winky with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Winky! Crawley dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
A very excited looking Billy Crawley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Highland 2
Date: Feb 26, 2021

#R1#
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley lands with an overhand left.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz is trying to break free.#BC#
Crawley manages to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Crawley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Bobby Cruz has been cut.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Crawley with a hook.#CL2#
Cruz pushes Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Crawley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawley catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley lands with a right hand.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz wants to clinch.#T1#
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Cruz has Crawley up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crawley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crawley defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Crawley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawley lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand. #T2#
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Cruz moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawley circles away.
Cruz defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz tries to counter with a clinch but Crawley shakes him off and moves away.
Crawley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crawley with a body shot.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawley lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Crawley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruz tries to clinch but Crawley moves out of range. #CL2#
Cruz closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Crawley pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Crawley breaks from the clinch.
Crawley cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Crawley circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crawley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Crawley coming out on top.
Cruz defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Crawley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawley misses the target.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Crawley moves out of range. #T4#
Cruz wants to clinch
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawley sprawls well. Crawley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Crawley.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Cruz slips a straight right by Crawley.
Crawley swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range. #CL2#
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawley circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Crawley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Crawley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crawley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Crawley misses the jab.
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Crawley swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley scores with a jab to the body.
Crawley stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
Crawley throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
A big right from Crawley misses.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawley.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Crawley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crawley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crawley connects with a body shot.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley scores with a nice strike.
Cruz throws a combination. Crawley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.#T2#
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz slips a jab from Crawley.
Cruz throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Cruz has Crawley up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Crawley avoids nicely.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Crawley lands a jab.#T3#
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Crawley as he connects with a hook.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crawley thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Cruz throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crawley misses with a hook.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawley lands with a cross.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawley circles away.
Crawley misses the jab.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Crawley lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Bobby Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawley swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Crawley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Crawley takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Crawley as he connects with a hook.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Crawley scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Crawley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Crawley is avoiding it.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz tries to clinch up
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Crawley scores with a hook.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Crawley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily. #CL2#
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Crawley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawley, as that shot connected.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crawley scores with a decent looking hook.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Crawley misses.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crawley eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Crawley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Crawley sets himself, and Cruz steps forward looking for the clinch! Crawley avoids it this time.
Crawley connects with a jab.
Crawley dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch but Crawley moves out of range.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crawley throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Crawley pushes him off.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
Crawley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Crawley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Crawley keeps it at a distance.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz cracks Crawley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley lands a body shot.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crawley scores with a nice strike.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4#
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Bobby Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Crawley manages to break the clinch.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz tries to bum rush Crawley with a series of wild strikes but Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Crawley.
Crawley jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crawley scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Crawley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawley, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Crawley!
Our winner, Billy Crawley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Bobby Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shame on me losing in my own home'.

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