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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 1345 p4p, 1322 weight class) and Ceedee Queen (ranked 194 p4p, 189 weight class). Ceedee Queen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Red Crow's chin.
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6 - 2 - 1 |
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4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ceedee Queen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Queen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Queen or perhaps it was just good defense by Crow, which made it look bad.
Crow misses the body punch
and Queen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Crow misses
and Queen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crow's guard.
Crow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Crow preventing the sweep.
Crow trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Crow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Queen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crow landing some decent shots from guard.
Crow throws a strike but Queen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Queen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Queen lands a couple of digs.
Crow 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.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.
Queen throwing strikes but missing.
Crow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow looking to control.
Queen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Queen trying to control but Crow is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crow tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Red Crow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Queen is able to avoid easily.
Queen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Crow is just out of range.
Crow scoring well with a low kick there.
Crow thumps Queen with a low kick.
Crow is looking to chop away at Queen's legs.
Queen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Crow misses
and Queen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crow's guard.
Queen postures up in Crow's guard and throws a big left but Crow blocks it.
Queen postures up in Crow's guard and throws a big left but Crow blocks it.
Queen wants to control from the top but Crow keeps moving.
Queen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Crow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Queen's head.
Queen pulls Crow in close to his closed guard and prevents Crow from doing any damage or advancing position.
Crow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crow landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crow throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Red Crow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Queen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crow looks to land a right hand but Queen moved out of range.
Crow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crow wants it to stay on the feet.
Red Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crow. Crow obviously looking to wear him down.
Crow misses with a low kick as Queen jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen shoots in looking for a takedown. Crow tries to sprawl out of it but Queen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Queen is out of range and Crow settles back down.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Crow moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen avoids the body shot from Crow.
Crow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crow looks for the body kick but Queen saw that one coming.
A big left from Queen misses.
Crow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crow thumps Queen with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Crow misses.
Crow throws a leg kick
and Queen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crow is concentrating on defense, preventing Queen from advancing position.
Queen tries to pass to full mount but Crow defends it.
Crow wants to control but Queen is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crow's head.
Crow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Queen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crow's head.
Well, if Queen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crow is concentrating on defense, preventing Queen from advancing position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crow lands a glancing blow to the side of Queen's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crow. That's going to slow Queen down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crow walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crow.
Crow connects with a leg kick.
Crow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crow is looking to wear down Queen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crow. Crow obviously looking to wear him down.
Queen ducks right into an uppercut from Crow.
Queen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crow throws a lazy head kick
and Queen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Crow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crow has momentary wrist control but Queen slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen throwing strikes but missing.
Queen stays in close to Crow's body and controls the position.
Crow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crow seems keen to control Queen's posture.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Crow has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick from Crow misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Crow dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Queen blocks the low kick.
Crow throws a front kick aimed at Queen's knee but Queen avoids it well.
Queen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Queen throws a body punch but Crow moves out of range.
Crow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Queen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crow just misses with a punch to the body.
Queen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crow with a body shot.
Crow is looking to score with low kicks.
Queen throws out a counter right but Crow avoids it with no problem.
Crow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Queen at a distance.
Queen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crow.
Queen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Queen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen slips a straight right by Crow.
Queen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crow sprawls well. Crow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Queen gets slowly back to his feet.
Crow leaves Queen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crow counters with a left to the body.
Queen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Queen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crow scores with a shot to the body.
Queen throws a hook but Crow avoids it easily.
Crow throws a leg kick
and Queen counters with a takedown into side control.
Queen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Queen throws an elbow but Crow slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Crow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crow is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen throwing strikes but Crow manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow throws a strike aimed at the side of Queen's head but Queen avoids it well.
Crow controlling the position from side mount.
Crow trying to control the position but Queen is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Queen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Crow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Queen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Queen tries to buck Crow off but Crow is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Queen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Crow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Queen is avoiding damage well.
Ceedee Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ceedee Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crow in side control, throwing shots but Queen defends.
Crow working the ground and pound.
Queen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Crow trying to hold on to Queen's head to control him but Queen postures up.
Crow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crow has control of Queen's left arm, preventing Queen from doing any damage.
Crow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Red Crow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Queen cracks Crow with a solid left hand.
Queen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Queen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crow keeping full guard, as Queen tries to pass.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Crow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crow, 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Crow!
After winning the bout, Red Crow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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RATING
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