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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swiss Crunch (ranked 2090 p4p, 2056 weight class) and Eric Jacquin (ranked 244 p4p, 241 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Swiss Crunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Jacquin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch thuds his right hand into Jacquin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crunch lands with a right hand.
Crunch throws a hook to the side of Jacquin's head but Jacquin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch lands a body shot.
Crunch misses the jab.
Jacquin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Crunch counter with a right hand.
Crunch lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jacquin is defended easily by Crunch.
Crunch misses with a hook.
Jacquin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crunch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Swiss Crunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Jacquin.
Jacquin pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacquin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jacquin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crunch manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacquin tries to free his leg and advance position but Crunch is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin drops back looking for a leg! Crunch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crunch manages to kick Jacquin off! Jacquin jumps back into Crunch's guard.
Jacquin trying to control but Crunch is working from the bottom.
Jacquin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jacquin tries to free his leg and advance position but Crunch is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch keeping moving, preventing Jacquin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacquin looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacquin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Crunch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacquin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Crunch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jacquin fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jacquin.
As Jacquin looks to move away, Crunch throws a big counter combo but Jacquin just gets out of the way.
Crunch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crunch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crunch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left lands for Crunch.
Jacquin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crunch as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Crunch misses the target.
Crunch misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jacquin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crunch defends it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swiss Crunch dominated that round.
That's time! Crunch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crunch dips to his left and cracks Jacquin with an uppercut!
Crunch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crunch moves into the clinch successfully.
Crunch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jacquin backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Crunch.
Crunch struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacquin controls his hands.
Jacquin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crunch after a bit of a struggle.
Crunch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacquin backwards.
Jacquin has clasped his hands together around Crunch's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jacquin tries to advance to mount but Crunch denies him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crunch prevents Jacquin from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin advances to mount.
Crunch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacquin can do to turn this around?
Jacquin has control of Crunch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Crunch regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Crunch is trying to escape the mount but Jacquin keeps good control and instead manages to take Crunch's back.
Jacquin trying to control.
Jacquin controls the action.
Jacquin has got one arm under Crunch's chin. This could be trouble... Crunch trying to control the other hand but Jacquin gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Crunch has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Jacquin!
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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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