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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Knight (ranked 264 p4p, 1101 weight class) and Boyd Crowder (ranked 40 p4p, 143 weight class). Knight comes into the arena with HonestKey- Keep Fightin' blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boyd Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crowder.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Knight scores with a jab.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Crowder ducks down to avoid it.
Crowder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Crowder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a left to the body.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Crowder staying out of range there.
Crowder feints a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Crowder slips under a jab.
Knight backing away here, and Crowder unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crowder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crowder off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crowder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Crowder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crowders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Crowder rushes Knight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crowder tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crowder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowder blocks it.
Crowder gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight has his hands on Crowder's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crowder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knight parries the strikes from Crowder easily there. Crowder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Knight to escape.
Crowder looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crowder throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crowder tries to score with some ground and pound. Knight controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Knight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crowder misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Knight struggling a bit here.
Crowder throws an elbow but Knight slips to the side and avoids it well.
Knight defending against the ground and pound.
Crowder tries to advance to mount but can't.
Crowder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crowder working the ground and pound but Knight is defending the strikes.
Crowder postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Knight avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crowder.
Knight is trying to control Crowder's posture but Crowder avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder working the ground and pound but Knight is defending the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knight is trying to get back to half guard.
Crowder tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crowder working the ground and pound.
Crowder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knight tries to buck Crowder off but Crowder is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Crowder crashes against the mat.
Crowder in side control, throwing shots but Knight defends.
Crowder working the ground and pound from side control.
Knight isn't going anywhere.
Knight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crowder throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Knight works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Crowder lands strikes from half guard.
Crowder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knight defending well though.
Crowder is trying to work for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves into full guard.
Crowder works over Knight with some ground and pound from guard.
Knight seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crowder throws a strike but Knight rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knight showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knight working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crowder's head.
Crowder has an active guard here but Knight has managed to pass into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crowder makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crowder.
Knight makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crowder 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.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowder is retaining full guard.
Crowder is looking for a triangle but Knight pushes his legs off easily.
Knight is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Crowder.
Knight advances to half guard.
Knight trying to control the action but Crowder is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crowder wants to get back to full guard.
Crowder keeps trying to improve his position.
Knight winds up and cracks Crowder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crowder gets back to full guard.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crowder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight wants to control from the top but Crowder keeps moving.
Crowder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knight scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight cracks Crowder with a solid left hand.
Crowder looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowder, not yet.
Crowder keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Crowder has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Knight is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Crowder.
Knight connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Crowder some visible discomfort.
Crowder tries to bench press Knight off him but Knight keeps the position.
Knight is putting a hurting on Crowder here, landing some big shots from side control.
Crowder is looking for a sweep.
Crowder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Crowder manages to work his way to half guard, despite Knight's best efforts.
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 Terrell Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crowder looks to clinch
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick from Crowder, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crowder momentarily.
Crowder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crowder tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Crowder back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowder.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Crowder tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight prevents a body shot from Crowder.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowder lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crowder tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Boyd Crowder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crowder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight tightens his grip and picks Crowder up, before dumping him to the ground. Crowder manages to land in guard.
Crowder looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowder, not yet.
Crowder keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Crowder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crowder looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowder, not yet.
Crowder keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a couple of elbows.
Knight is pushing down on Crowder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crowder is fighting to maintain full guard but Knight has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crowder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Knight lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight trying to control from half guard but Crowder is working away.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Crowder's hands, connecting with Crowder's forehead.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crowder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knight looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crowder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crowder moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Knight lands a couple of elbows.
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight won't allow Crowder to sweep him here.
Crowder working for a triangle but Knight defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
Crowder is breathing heavily.
Crowder wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Knight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knight works over Crowder with some ground and pound from guard.
Knight content to stall in guard here.
Crowder is looking for a triangle but Knight pushes his legs off easily.
Knight scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowder is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knight defends well.
Knight lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crowder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crowder wants to free his trapped foot but Knight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Crowder thows a huge punch but Knight dodges it nicely.
Crowder seems to be looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to hold on to Crowder's head to control him but Crowder postures up.
Knight is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crowder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crowder's back!
Knight punishes Crowder with strikes from the back mount.
Knight just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Knight is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Crowder felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Crowder rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crowder tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Crowder is not content to let Knight control the position.
Crowder moves into full guard.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight connects with a couple of short punches.
Knight landing some decent shots from guard.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crowder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knight can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crowder has his feet on Knight's thighs here. He's pushed Knight off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Knight screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boyd Crowder!
Boyd Crowder is the new welterweight champion!
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