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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Crawford (ranked 2375 p4p, 6081 weight class) and Zambosurian Inday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zachary Crawford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zambosurian Inday's chin.
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26 - 19 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good 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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zachary Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zambosurian Inday!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford connects with a nice looking jab.
Crawford shoots in but no luck this time.
Crawford throws a head kick but Inday moves out of range.
Inday counters with a body kick.
Crawford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inday has a takedown stuffed.
Crawford feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crawford clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses.
Inday shoots in and gets a takedown into Crawford's guard.
Inday trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to control the position but Inday postures up.
Inday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crawford controlling Inday's posture.
Crawford keeping moving, preventing Inday from controlling successfully.
Crawford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crawford is pulling down on Inday's head. It's preventing any offense from Inday, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. 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.
Inday dives in and grabs Crawford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes down on Inday's head and hops out.
Crawford shoots in looking for a takedown. Inday tries to sprawl out of it but Crawford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Inday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Inday explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Inday only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Inday shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zachary Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zambosurian Inday.
Inday closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Crawford's guard.
Crawford is pulling down on Inday's head to control his posture.
Crawford wants to hit a sweep here but Inday passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crawford there!
Inday tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inday trying to control but Crawford is having none of it.
Crawford is looking to get to half guard.
Crawford regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford is trying to stand.
Crawford is refusing to be controlled, as Inday sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zambosurian Inday will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Inday shoots for a takedown but Crawford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crawford tries to counter with a takedown but Inday is quick to defend against it.
Crawford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crawford.
Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Inday.
Crawford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zachary Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford drives through and clinches with Inday against the cage.
Crawford manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Crawford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crawford postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Inday to stand up.
Crawford throws a body kick that misses.
Inday is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crawford gets a takedown into half guard.
Inday trying to hold on to Crawford's head to control him but Crawford postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is taking a breather. Inday says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crawford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Inday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crawford wants to take a breather but Inday is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Crawford is going to stand back up.
Crawford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Inday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crawford seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crawford tries to clinch but Inday moves out of range.
Crawford dives in and grabs Inday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inday pushes down on Crawford's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crawford.
Inday steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Inday shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense.
Zachary Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zambosurian Inday.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crawford or perhaps it was just good defense by Inday, which made it look bad.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inday replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Crawford blocks it well.
Crawford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Inday has time to react.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawford wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Crawford dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crawford.
Crawford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Inday is trying to escape back to his feet but Crawford uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Crawford tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Inday's face as Crawford controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Crawford tries to advance to mount but Inday instead regains half guard.
Crawford winds up and cracks Inday with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crawford misses with a head shot. Inday uses the momentum to regain guard.
Crawford passes Inday's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crawford sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've been hearing that Crawford has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford is keen to just control but Inday is a slippery customer.
Inday trying to hold on to Crawford's head to control him but Crawford postures up.
Inday won't allow Crawford to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crawford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Zachary Crawford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crawford throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Inday to regain full guard.
Inday wants to stand up but Crawford is controlling him.
Crawford trying to control the position from guard on top but Inday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crawford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inday takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachary Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crawford 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary Crawford!
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