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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Hughes (ranked 5464 p4p, 6092 weight class) and Cody Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm 18 147 0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm 24 152 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Hughes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Crawford! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch. Crawford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike. Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively. Crawford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hughes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch combination from Crawford misses. Nice jab there from Hughes. Crawford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford lands with a shot to the body. Crawford has a takedown stuffed. Hughes is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Crawford rushes Hughes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hughes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Crawford misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage. Hughes avoiding damage.
Crawford breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crawford misses with the body kick and Hughes counters with a left to the body. Crawford throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes. A jab from Crawford finds it's way through Hughes's defenses. A combination from Crawford does no damage. Hughes is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Crawford looks winded! Crawford throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A quick step to the side and Hughes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Crawford throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off. Adrian Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hughes throws a push kick but Crawford slaps the foot to one side. Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hughes lands a jab. Crawford throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes. Crawford misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crawford darts in trying to clinch and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hughes lands with a nice body punch. Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Hughes misses with a low kick.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
Hughes lands with a good body shot. Nice shot by Hughes.
Crawford is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him? Crawford is holding his hands too far apart here. Hughes throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Crawford is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Hughes!
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G |
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B |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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