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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 227 p4p, 699 weight class) and Pultti Pyssy (ranked 26 p4p, 83 weight class). Crenshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pultti Pyssy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pyssy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pyssy misses with an uppercut.
Pyssy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crenshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyssy.
Pyssy throws a poor cross that misses
and Crenshaw counters by clinching up.
Crenshaw lands an uppercut.
Pyssy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crenshaw is keeping busy.
Crenshaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pyssy tries to stall but Crenshaw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pyssy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Pyssy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crenshaw's elbow.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Crenshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pyssy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pyssy misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw blocks a body shot from Pyssy.
Crenshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyssy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crenshaw prevents a body shot from Pyssy.
Crenshaw digs a right hand into Pyssy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pyssy's gas tank.
A short left from Crenshaw.
Pyssy stalling in the clinch.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyssy's elbow.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pyssy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pyssy tries to stall but Crenshaw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pyssy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyssy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crenshaw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pyssy can turn it around.
Pyssy working aggressively here.
Pyssy misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pyssy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw blocks a body shot from Pyssy.
Crenshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pyssys head.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyssy's elbow.
Pyssy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pyssy throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crenshaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pyssy scores with a shot to the side of Crenshaw's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
Pyssy lands a right hand.
Pyssy can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Crenshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Pyssy.
Pyssy can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Crenshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pyssys head.
Crenshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Crenshaw.
Pyssy lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
A hook to the body from Crenshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw lands with a right to the head.
Pyssy throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw scores with a hook to the body.
Crenshaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crenshaw.
Pyssy taking a breather.
Pyssy managing to block the knees to the body from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries to work over Pyssy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Crenshaw.
Pyssy blocking some punches.
Crenshaw prevents a body shot from Pyssy.
Pyssy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Pyssy blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pyssy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crenshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pyssy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy misses with a right hand
and Crenshaw moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crenshaw.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pyssy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Pyssy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pyssy has Crenshaw pressed against the cage.
Crenshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyssy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw gets through Pyssy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyssy can't find room to land a body shot as Crenshaw controls the action.
Crenshaw tries to work over Pyssy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyssy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Crenshaw.
Pyssy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Crenshaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pyssy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pyssy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crenshaw appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pyssy throws a lazy uppercut
and Crenshaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pyssy jabs at Crenshaw's body.
Pyssy throws a sloppy body shot
and Crenshaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crenshaw lands a right hand.
Crenshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyssy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyssy blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pyssy can do to turn this around?
Pyssy looking to slow down the pace here.
Pyssy avoiding damage.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy lands with a right to the head.
Crenshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Don Crenshaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crenshaw scores with a shot to the side of Pyssy's head.
Crenshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crenshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyssy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crenshaw as Pyssy tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Pyssy avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Pyssy tries to throw a body punch but Crenshaw avoids it by throwing Pyssy back against the cage.
Pyssy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crenshaw lands an uppercut.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crenshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw lands a shot to the body.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Crenshaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyssy misses with a punch on the inside.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Pyssy controls his hands.
Pyssy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crenshaw.
Pyssy breaks the clinch.
Crenshaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Crenshaw.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a body shot.
Pyssy is breathing heavily.
Crenshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Crenshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Pyssy avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Crenshaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pyssy or not.
Crenshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Crenshaw lands with a left to the head.
Pyssy is rocked!
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Pyssy controls his hands.
Pyssy is still on wobbly legs! Can Crenshaw finish him?
Crenshaw tries to work over Pyssy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyssy seems to have recovered his senses.
Pyssy prevents a body shot from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crenshaw digs a right hand into Pyssy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pyssy's gas tank.
Pyssy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyssy's elbow.
Pyssy trying to control the position but instead, Crenshaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pyssy into the cage.
Pyssy is looking to control Crenshaw's arms but Crenshaw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pyssy has his back to the cage.
Crenshaw scores with a shoulder strike.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Pyssy controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy swings wildly with an uppercut but Crenshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crenshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Crenshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crenshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Crenshaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pyssy or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pyssy to his knees! Crenshaw keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Don Crenshaw thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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