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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 795 p4p, 770 weight class) and Night Crawler (ranked 92 p4p, 38 weight class). Picklesbly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady. Crawler has chosen World Ender as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Night Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler misses the jab.
Crawler throws a hook but Picklesbly blocks it.
Picklesbly connects with a single shot there.
Picklesbly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area 51 MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Crawler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Picklesbly misses the shot to the body.
Crawler loads up on a big right hand but Picklesbly slips the punch.
Crawler throws a front kick aimed at Picklesbly's knee but Picklesbly avoids it well.
Crawler throws a lazy head kick
and Picklesbly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Night Crawler has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picklesbly throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.
Crawler avoids the body shot from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly rushes Crawler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Picklesbly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picklesbly lands a right hand.
Picklesbly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Picklesbly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawler.
A short right from Crawler on the inside.
Picklesbly misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Picklesbly.
Picklesbly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crawler scores with a shot to the side of Picklesbly's head.
Crawler just leaning against Picklesbly, taking a breather.
Picklesbly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crawler blocking some punches.
Crawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Picklesbly pushes off an throws an elbow but Crawler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler prevents a body shot from Picklesbly.
Crawler misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picklesbly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crawler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawler avoids the body shot from Picklesbly.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picklesbly.
Crawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picklesbly.
Crawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawler jabs Picklesbly right on the nose. Picklesbly blinks but takes it well.
Picklesbly throws the left hand but Crawler avoids the punch easily.
Picklesbly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawler blocks the body kick.
Crawler throws a lazy right hand but Picklesbly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawler.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Picklesbly - just one landing.
Crawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picklesbly looks to land a combination. Crawler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crawler is rocked!
Crawler misses with a hook. Picklesbly ducked under it nicely.
Crawler swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picklesbly throws a right hand that Crawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawler also avoids with ease.
Picklesbly throws a shot to the body.
Picklesbly misses with a straight left.
Picklesbly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Picklesbly with a jab.
Crawler is still on wobbly legs! Can Picklesbly finish him?
Crawler misses with a left hand
and Picklesbly counters with an outside leg kick.
Crawler with a nice calf kick.
Crawler seems to have recovered his senses.
Picklesbly throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Crawler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that Crawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawler also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Picklesbly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Night Crawler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Picklesbly throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawler counters with a left to the body.
Crawler's coach down at ALPHA-1 Performance Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crawler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Crawler ducks under a wild hook from Picklesbly.
Crawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawler missing with a left hand there. Picklesbly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picklesbly catches Crawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Picklesbly takes a swing at Crawler's ribcage but misses.
Picklesbly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Crawler.
Adrian Picklesbly is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Crawler.
Crawler misses with a body shot
and Picklesbly counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawler scores with a jab. Picklesbly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crawler. Picklesbly shrugs it off though.
Crawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Picklesbly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawler can do to turn this around?
Picklesbly misses with a lunging right hand
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawler on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Crawler blocks the low kick.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawler.
Crawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Picklesbly is just out of range.
Crawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Picklesbly avoids the body shot from Crawler.
Picklesbly is looking for a counter combo.
Picklesbly cracks Crawler with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler throws a lazy right hand but Picklesbly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Picklesbly throwing a counter right hand but Crawler manages to avoid it.
Crawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Crawler finds it's target.
Picklesbly misses with a hook.
Picklesbly throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Crawler counter with a right hand.
Crawler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crawler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Picklesbly throws a body shot but no joy.
Picklesbly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crawler under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Picklesbly tests Crawler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Picklesbly staying out of range there.
Picklesbly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adrian Picklesbly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Crawler.
Crawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly fails to land with a series of punches.
Picklesbly misses the jab.
Picklesbly throws a body punch but Crawler moves out of range.
Picklesbly dodges the punch combination from Crawler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Picklesbly.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Picklesbly fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawler tries a quick counter leg kick but Picklesbly is wise to it.
Picklesbly throws a push kick but Crawler slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawler! But no joy.
Picklesbly looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawler is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picklesbly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawler.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Crawler.
Picklesbly works the jab nicely.
Picklesbly swings for the body but Crawler moves out of range.
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 Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Night Crawler's cut.
That's time! Picklesbly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Picklesbly with a hook.
Picklesbly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawler manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly cracks Crawler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Picklesbly connects with a looping right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Crawler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Picklesbly misses with a hook to the body
and Crawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Picklesbly jabs at Crawler's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Picklesbly misses its intended target.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picklesbly.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crawler walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crawler misses the shot to the body.
Crawler connects with a single shot there.
Picklesbly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Crawler lands.
A cross from Crawler lands.
Crawler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Picklesbly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crawler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Picklesbly to score with a decent uppercut.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the body kick from Crawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler misses with a left hand
and Picklesbly counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picklesbly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawler moves out of range as Picklesbly strikes.
The fighters circling - Picklesbly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Picklesbly throws a big shot that misses.
Crawler slips under a jab.
Crawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Picklesbly.
A slow jab from Picklesbly misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Crawler finds it's target.
Crawler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Picklesbly is out of range.
Picklesbly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Picklesbly throws a nice looking combination but Crawler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Picklesbly scores with a punch to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Crawler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crawler misses with an uppercut
and Crawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Picklesbly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawler manages to avoid it.
Night Crawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawler misses with a double jab
and Picklesbly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler swats away the attempt to clinch by Picklesbly.
Crawler throws a jab when Picklesbly was well out of range.
Picklesbly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crawler's head.
A slow jab from Picklesbly misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Picklesbly.
Crawler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crawler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Picklesbly moves forwards but Crawler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Picklesbly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Picklesbly 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Picklesbly!
Adrian Picklesbly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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