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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 1133 p4p, 461 weight class) and Night Crawler (ranked 134 p4p, 59 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Crawler's choice of entrance music: World Ender. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Ignatowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawler misses the target.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
Ignatowski throws a low kick, looking for Crawler's leg but Crawler calmly moves out of range.
Crawler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ignatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawler at a distance.
Ignatowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski lands with a nice body kick.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Crawler.
Ignatowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Ignatowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crawler fails to land with a series of punches.
Ignatowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ignatowski misses with the combination.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Ignatowski.
Crawler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a right hand that misses
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawler moves out of range of the body kick.
Crawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Crawler. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crawler counters with a straight right hand.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Crawler moves out of range.
Crawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawler has closed the distance and engaged Ignatowski in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski manages to break the clinch.
Crawler rushes Ignatowski and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatowski fails to land.
Ignatowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignatowski avoids the elbow strike from Crawler, against the cage.
Ignatowski has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
Ignatowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawler.
Ignatowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatowski pushes Crawler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ignatowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crawler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatowski takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawler tries a body shot but Ignatowski blocks it.
Ignatowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ignatowski lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski presses Crawler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ignatowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Crawler fails to land.
Crawler misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ignatowski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatowski.
Crawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Ignatowski.
Crawler misses with a body punch.
Crawler tries to circle away but Ignatowski has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Ignatowski.
Crawler takes a shot to the head.
Crawler stops a takedown attempt from Ignatowski.
Crawler lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawler.
Ignatowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatowski controls the action.
Ignatowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatowski.
Crawler blocking some punches.
Ignatowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ignatowski wants to land a leg kick but Crawler is out of range.
Crawler wants to counter with a clinch but Ignatowski pushes him away.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Crawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ignatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski sets himself, and Crawler steps forward looking for the clinch! Ignatowski avoids it this time.
Ignatowski instigates a clinch.
Ignatowski jumps guard.
Ignatowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawler can do to turn this around?
Crawler trying to control but Ignatowski is working from the bottom.
Crawler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crawler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crawler trying to control but Ignatowski is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crawler is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crawler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ignatowski swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
Crawler loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
As Crawler tries to get set, Ignatowski tries to push him back and clinch up but Crawler manages to avoid the attempt.
Crawler misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crawler.
Crawler loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Crawler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatowski.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawler misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Ignatowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski is looking to wear down Crawler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ignatowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawler throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Crawler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ignatowski doesn't seem phased though.
Ignatowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawler is just out of range.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatowski lands a left and a right that send Crawler crashing to the mat, dazed. Ignatowski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Crawler is rocked!
It looks like Night Crawler has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawler connects with a body shot.
Crawler is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatowski finish him?
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawler.
Crawler seems to have recovered his senses.
Crawler misses with a hook
and Ignatowski counters with a left to the body.
Crawler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Crawler misses.
Crawler throws a hook but Ignatowski blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawler.
Ignatowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crawler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawler misses with a body punch
and Ignatowski counters with a straight right hand.
Ignatowski 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.
Nice cross by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a lazy right hand but Crawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski cracks a nice hook into Crawler's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Night Crawler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Crawler throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawler throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatowski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Crawler avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Crawler.
Crawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot by Crawler.
Ignatowski misses with a left hand
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A low kick from Ignatowski is predictable there
and Crawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ignatowski lands the left hand.
Ignatowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crawler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ignatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Night Crawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Crawler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Ignatowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawler.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatowski can pounce on him.
Ignatowski works the jab nicely.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crawler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatowski. Ignatowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Crawler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crawler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crawler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawler pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crawler scores with a shot to the side of Ignatowski's head.
Ignatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawler walks away with a smile on his face. Ignatowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crawler slips under a jab.
Ignatowski sets himself, and Crawler steps forward looking for the clinch! Ignatowski avoids it this time.
Ignatowski lands a body shot.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Crawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Ignatowski misses its target.
Crawler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crawler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatowski scores with a body shot.
A big left from Crawler misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Crawler coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Night Crawler.
Well Ignatowski 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
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