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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kfier Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kfier Asher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody Crawford!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford shoots in and bounces Asher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crawford preventing the sweep.
Asher throws a couple of heel strikes.
Crawford stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crawford closes the distance and clinches up with Asher, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes Asher against the cage but Asher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Asher tries to clinch up.
Asher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Asher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asher won't allow Crawford to get back to his feet.
Asher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crawford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crawford looks gassed!
Asher wants to improve his position but Crawford is controlling well.
Asher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Asher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crawford manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford looking to control.
Asher wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Asher is stalling in the full guard.
Asher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crawford on the ground.
Asher works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Asher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Asher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Asher is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Crawford!
The referee warns Crawford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Crawford taking shots to the head.
Crawford regains half guard.
Asher drops an elbow to the side of Crawford's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to get back to full guard.
Asher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crawford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Asher drops an elbow to the side of Crawford's head.
Crawford on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Asher is pressing down on Crawford's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crawford is holding on for now.
Asher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Asher lands a nice short elbow.
Asher controlling the action here.
Crawford on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Asher is looking to take a break and control but Crawford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Asher lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher working over Crawford with some ground and pound. Crawford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crawford is refusing to be controlled, as Asher sits in half guard.
Asher working the head and body with strikes.
Asher working Crawford over with strikes.
Asher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crawford wants to control but Asher is keeping busy.
Asher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crawford is pressing down on Asher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Asher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crawford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Asher manages to get himself to full guard.
Asher is trying to control the position but Crawford postures up.
Asher scores with a nice shot.
Crawford wants to control from the top but Asher keeps moving.
Asher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Asher looking to pass the guard.
Crawford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Asher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Asher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Asher trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asher lands a couple of elbows.
Asher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawford is keeping the position for now.
Asher trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kfier Asher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asher feints and as Crawford raises his hands in defense, Asher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Asher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crawford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Asher wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Crawford trying to strike off his back.
Asher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Asher with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Asher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crawford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Crawford can't do much from the bottom here.
Asher working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford manages to get back to half guard.
Crawford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Asher is working away from the top position though.
Asher is keen to just control but Crawford is a slippery customer.
Asher drops an elbow to the side of Crawford's head.
Crawford is looking to improve his position.
Asher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crawford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Asher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asher wants to pass to mount but Crawford is defending the position.
Asher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crawford actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher working over Crawford with some ground and pound. Crawford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Asher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kfier Asher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Asher lands a nice short elbow.
Asher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Asher winds up and cracks Crawford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Asher connects with a nice short shot to Crawford's temple.
Crawford is trying to control but can't.
Crawford is staying active underneath Asher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crawford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Asher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Asher's back!
Asher just trying to survive but Crawford is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Crawford working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Asher is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Crawford has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Asher taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cody Crawford!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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