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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mate Orsic (ranked 876 p4p, 845 weight class) and Red Crow (ranked 131 p4p, 127 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Orsic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KRS One - Rappaz R. N. Dainja. Mate Orsic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Red Crow's chin.
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165
16 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mate Orsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Red Crow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orsic misses with an uppercut.
Crow tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Crow.
Orsic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Crow avoids the body shot from Orsic.
Orsic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsic checks a low kick from Crow.
Crow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crow wants to control but Orsic is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Crow tries to advance to mount but can't.
Orsic is letting Crow control him for a moment.
Orsic is looking for a sweep.
Crow working the head with strikes.
Crow controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Crow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Orsic tries to improve position but can't.
Orsic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crow off and has taken his back!
Crow is really stuck here.
Orsic is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Crow defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Orsic is persistently looking for the submission but Crow is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crow is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Orsic looking for the choke but no joy.
Crow tries to roll but Orsic sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Crow has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Crow prevents Orsic from getting a body triangle.
Crow tries to break free.
Orsic has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Orsic looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Crow is defending well though. Orsic let's go of the attempt for now.
Orsic trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Orsic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Crow has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to escape but Orsic has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Orsic misses with an elbow to the head.
Orsic controlling well, preventing Crow from escaping the position.
Orsic throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Orsic is looking for a choke. Crow gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Crow manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Crow wants to control from the top but Orsic keeps moving.
Orsic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crow slips nicely into half guard.
Orsic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow stalling.
Orsic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crow stopping the sweep attempt from Orsic.
Orsic keeping moving, preventing Crow from controlling successfully.
Crow works over Orsic with some ground and pound from guard.
Crow trying to control but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Crow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crow works over Orsic with some ground and pound from guard.
Crow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crow trying to control but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Orsic being controlled here, momentarily.
Orsic working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Red Crow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Orsic or perhaps it was just good defense by Crow, which made it look bad.
Orsic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
Orsic blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crow fails to land.
Crow can't get the takedown.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Crow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
Crow walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orsic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crow ducks right into an uppercut from Orsic.
Orsic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crow walks into a stiff left hand from Orsic.
Orsic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orsic tries to clinch up but Crow circles away and keeps his distance.
Orsic gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow tries to buck Orsic off but Orsic is having none of it.
Orsic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orsic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Orsic.
Orsic working away.
Crow is not content to let Orsic control the position.
Crow is looking for a sweep.
Orsic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Orsic off and has taken his back!
Will Crow go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Crow biding his time, looking for the opening.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Crow. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Orsic breaks Crow's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Crow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orsic's guard.
Crow trying to control but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Crow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orsic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crow defends well.
Crow trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orsic is keeping the position for now.
Orsic looking for a guillotine here but Crow defends easily.
Crow is in close to Orsic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orsic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crow is one step ahead there.
Crow trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Crow wants to pass the guard but Orsic is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mate Orsic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Orsic tries to sprawl but Crow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Orsic gets back to full guard.
Crow stopping the sweep attempt from Orsic.
Orsic being controlled here, momentarily.
Crow with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow trying to control but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Crow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orsic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orsic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crow controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow stopping the sweep attempt from Orsic.
Orsic keeping moving, preventing Crow from controlling successfully.
Orsic working for a triangle but Crow defends it easily.
Crow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orsic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Crow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orsic keeping moving, preventing Crow from controlling successfully.
Orsic working for a triangle but Crow defends it easily.
Crow connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow lands a couple of elbows.
Crow working some strikes from top position.
Crow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crow looking to pass the guard.
Crow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Orsic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crow pulls his head out easily.
Crow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Orsic gets back to full guard.
Orsic keeping full guard, as Crow tries to pass.
Crow wants to control from the top but Orsic keeps moving.
Orsic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orsic is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crow is keeping the position for now.
Crow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orsic trying to control the position from guard on top but Crow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orsic looking to pass the guard.
Orsic is fighting to break Crow's control of his arms but Crow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Orsic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orsic trying to control the position from guard on top but Crow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orsic wants to pass the guard but Crow is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Orsic preventing the sweep.
Crow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orsic trying to control but Crow is working from the bottom.
Crow is controlling Orsic's posture.
Crow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orsic postures up and lands a big shot to Crow's brow.
Crow wants to sweep here but Orsic controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crow managing to control the position.
Orsic passes Crow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mate Orsic.
I think Orsic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mate Orsic!
After winning the bout, Mate Orsic 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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