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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Crash (ranked 2279 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 293 p4p, 331 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
A big left from Soares misses.
As Soares looks to move away, Crash throws a big counter combo but Soares just gets out of the way.
Crash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crash throws a body shot but no joy.
Crash sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Crash avoids it this time.
Crash slips under a jab.
Crash seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
Crash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soares throws out the jab.
Crash appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares scores with a nice strike.
Crash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crash lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares throws a hook but Crash blocks it.
Crash misses with a straight right.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Crash pushes him away.
Soares throws a shot from downtown. Crash moves away and avoids it.
Crash lands a jab-cross combination.
Crash fails to land with a series of punches.
Crash tries to move into range but Soares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Crash misses.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Crash and move into the clinch position.
Soares avoids the body shot from Crash.
Soares throws a body punch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash lunges at Soares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soares's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a big shot that misses.
Crash walks into a straight right hand from Soares.
Soares throws a hook to the side of Crash's head but Crash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crash is looking to wear down Soares with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crash throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crash went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crash misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crash swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Soares might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Soares throws the left hand but Crash avoids the punch easily.
Soares scores with a decent looking hook.
Crash misses with a body shot.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Crash pushes him away.
Soares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crash.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crash.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crash swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crash looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
Crash misses with a double jab.
Soares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soares moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Soares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Soares tries to pull guard but Crash won't allow it.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Crash will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soares avoids the body shot from Crash.
Crash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soares backs up against the cage.
Soares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soares tries to clinch but Crash is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Crash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Crash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Soares.
Crash misses with a body shot.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Crash saw that one coming.
Crash appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crash swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Crash.
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crash.
Crash takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soares avoids the body shot from Crash.
Crash misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a shot from downtown. Crash moves away and avoids it.
Crash throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crash works over Soares's head and body with a nice combination.
Crash slips under a jab.
Crash swinging wildly here.
Soares slips a jab and a cross from Crash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares throws a hook but Crash blocks it.
Crash appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soares misses with a hook. Crash ducked under it nicely.
Soares takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
Crash seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crash walks into a stiff left hand from Soares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Crash slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Soares misses the target.
As Soares looks to move away, Crash throws a big counter combo but Soares just gets out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soares, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Soares. Beautiful body shot.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Joey Crash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soares was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Crash shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crash sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Crash avoids it this time.
Crash misses with a hook to the body
and Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crash misses with a body punch.
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 Joey Crash will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Soares misses with a straight right.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crash moves away from the strike by Soares.
Crash moves forwards but Soares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Crash lands with an overhand left.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Crash is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soares works Crash's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crash.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Crash misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash misses with a two punch combination.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crash moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Crash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soares counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soares jumps guard but Crash turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Soares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Soares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crash is aware though and is defending well.
Crash seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Crash got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crash has managed to get both his arms back between Soares's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crash defends it easily.
Soares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crash defends well.
Crash engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Crash wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
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.
Crash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crash postures up.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Crash from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crash passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Soares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crash 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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