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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Crosser (ranked 1109 p4p, 2466 weight class) and Niles Standish (ranked 128 p4p, 256 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Crosser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niles Standish!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crosser, pushing him back against the cage.
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crosser throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosser keeps the fight on the outside.
Crosser instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Nice body punch from Crosser.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser throws a hook to the side of Standish's head but Standish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crosser throws a lazy right hand but Standish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Standish wants to clinch
and Crosser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Standish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but Standish blocks it.
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back 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!
Crosser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosser swings for the body but Standish moves out of range.
Standish wants to counter the offense by Crosser and move into the clinch position.
Standish gets tackled into the cage by Crosser. Crosser maintains the clinch.
Crosser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Standish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Standish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosser lands a left hand.
Standish tries to pull guard but Crosser holds him up against the cage and eventually Standish drops back down to his feet.
Standish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Standish is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crosser to keep the fight standing.
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Standish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Standish misses with some punches.
Crosser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
Standish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crosser walks away with a smile on his face. Standish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Crosser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niles Standish.
Standish looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Standish gets tackled into the cage by Crosser. Crosser maintains the clinch.
Crosser pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crosser landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Standish is trying to pull guard but Crosser has him pressed against the cage.
Crosser looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crosser blocking some punches.
Crosser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Standish's face.
A short right from Crosser.
Crosser throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Standish.
Crosser gets through Standish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosser is leaning against Standish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosser lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crosser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Standish misses with a body punch.
Crosser stalling.
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Standish's ribcage.
Standish misses with a body punch.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Standish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Standish is trying to pull guard but Crosser turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standish takes a shot to the head.
Standish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosser breaks the clinch.
Crosser rushes Standish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crosser lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Crosser. That snapped Standish's head back.
Standish is rocked!
Crosser clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Crosser as the two fighters clinch.
Crosser scores with a hook to the body.
Crosser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Standish.
Crosser lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crosser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosser lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
Standish misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Standish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Standish, pushing him back against the cage.
Crosser stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Crosser - that landed with a thud.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.
Crosser manages to break the clinch.
Crosser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Standish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crosser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crosser takes the fight into the clinch.
Standish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Crosser.
Good body shot from Crosser.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Crosser.
Crosser makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crosser clinches up with Standish and pushes him back against the cage.
Standish fails to pull guard.
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Standish's ribcage. Standish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosser.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crosser clinches up with Standish and pushes him back against the cage.
Crosser lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
A hook to the body from Crosser.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standish manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser clinches.
Standish is breathing heavily.
Crosser is working Standish over against the cage.
Crosser lands with a short shot to the head.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
Crosser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standish can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Crosser.
Standish is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosser working the clinch nicely. Standish is working for position but Crosser cracks him with a big knee to the head! Standish crumples up against the cage and Crosser lands two more shots before the ref can save Standish! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). John Crosser!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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