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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 1945 p4p, 1374 weight class) and Boyd Crowder (ranked 256 p4p, 191 weight class). Gibbons's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HonestKey- Raw Dog. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 cm 23 181 7 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm 24 180 5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Good low kicks Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boyd Crowder! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crowder looks to throw the jab but Gibbons is out of range. Gibbons scores with a jab to the jaw. Crowder closes the distance and clinches. Gibbons tries to circle away but Crowder has him pinned against the cage. Gibbons is trying to break the clinch but Crowder is controlling him. Gibbons prevents a body shot from Crowder. Gibbons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibbons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Crowder.
Crowder lands on the inside with an uppercut. Crowder scores with a shot to the side of Gibbons's head. Crowder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gibbons slows down the pace here.
Crowder lands with a left to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crowder keeps control of Gibbons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Crowder tries a body shot but Gibbons blocks it.
Crowder can't find room to land a body shot as Gibbons controls the action.
Gibbons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Crowder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards. Crowder has Gibbons pressed against the cage, preventing Gibbons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gibbons is trying to break free. Gibbons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Crowder. Crowder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Crowder throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons. Gibbons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibbons working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Crowder fails to land. Crowder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibbons's elbow. Crowder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbons. Gibbons tries a body shot but Crowder blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Crowder fails to land. A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowder. Gibbons prevents a body shot from Crowder. Gibbons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibbons working aggressively here.
Crowder tries a body shot but Gibbons blocks it.
Gibbons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Crowder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards. Crowder lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crowder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibbons's elbow. Gibbons scores with a nice hook to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Crowder can't find room to land a body shot as Gibbons controls the action.
Nice body punch from Crowder. Gibbons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crowder backwards. Crowder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Crowder. Crowder struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibbons controls his hands.
Crowder lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gibbons misses with a short punch on the inside. Gibbons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gibbons pushes Crowder back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Crowder tries to work over Gibbons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Crowder working aggressively here.
Crowder throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons. Gibbons misses with some punches.
Gibbons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Crowder tries a body shot but Gibbons blocks it.
Crowder misses with a punch to the body.
Crowder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Crowder.
A frustrated look appears on Gibbons's face as he tries to break the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Crowder.
Crowder tightens his grip and picks Gibbons up, before dumping him to the ground. Gibbons manages to land in guard. Gibbons is wriggling around but Crowder manages to pass to half guard.
Crowder tries to pass to full mount but Gibbons defends it. Crowder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Crowder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Crowder trying to pass the guard but Gibbons defending well. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gibbons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Crowder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Crowder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Crowder prevents Gibbons from improving his position. Crowder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibbons defending well though. Crowder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Gibbons is defending against the submission attempts here by Crowder.
Gibbons is trying to control but can't.
Crowder working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gibbons's thigh. Gibbons counters though and makes it back to full guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Crowder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gibbons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Crowder postures up and lands a big shot to Gibbons's brow. Crowder stands and throws Gibbons's legs to the side, diving into side control. Crowder has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gibbons! Crowder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gibbons takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Gibbons gets back to half guard. Crowder looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Gibbons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crowder. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Crowder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Crowder working over Gibbons with some ground and pound. Gibbons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Crowder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gibbons trying to control here.
That's six minutes gone in the round. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crowder connects with a nice short shot to Gibbons's temple. Crowder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Crowder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Gibbons taking some punishment here, with Crowder in his half guard. Crowder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gibbons's head. Ground and pound from Crowder. Crowder scoring with strikes to the body and head. Gibbons taking some punishment here, with Crowder in his half guard. Gibbons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crowder scores with a couple of nice shots. Gibbons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Crowder in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gibbons tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Crowder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boyd Crowder!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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