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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 5 p4p, 20 weight class) and Hoodoo Brown (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Ben Crispian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hoodoo Brown's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hoodoo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crispian gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crispian.
Crispian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crispian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crispian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Crispian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Crispian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crispian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Crispian clinches.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Crispian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crispian tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Crispian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Crispian misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Crispian.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crispian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crispian misses with some punches.
Brown tries a body shot but Crispian blocks it.
Brown tries to pull guard but Crispian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoodoo Brown.
A body shot lands from Crispian.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Crispian controls his hands.
Crispian presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crispian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crispian's guard.
Crispian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian trying to control the position here.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crispian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown keeps trying to improve his position.
Crispian pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Crispian is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crispian defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crispian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Crispian.
Crispian tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crispian defends well and Brown ends up having to push Crispian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crispian takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown lands a right hand.
Crispian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crispian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispian struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Crispian lands a body punch.
Brown working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crispian scores with a three punch combo!
Brown walks into a jab.
Crispian looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Crispian.
Crispian moves into the clinch.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crispian after a bit of a struggle.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Crispian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crispian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown wants a takedown.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoodoo Brown.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian lands a nice uppercut.
Crispian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crispian is defending well.
Brown is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crispian throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crispian.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Crispian lands an uppercut.
Brown tries to pull guard but Crispian holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Crispian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crispian misses with some punches.
Crispian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crispian misses with some punches.
Crispian misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown pulls guard.
Crispian won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown looking to control but Crispian passes into half guard.
Crispian trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to improve his position but Crispian is controlling well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crispian content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crispian dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Crispian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crispian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Crispian.
Crispian throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crispian defends it well.
The crowd cheers as Crispian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ben Crispian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crispian. That's going to slow Brown down.
Crispian works the jab nicely.
Crispian lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crispian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Crispian.
Crispian is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Crispian scoring well with a low kick there.
Crispian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crispian. Crispian obviously looking to wear him down.
Crispian swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Crispian cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crispian looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Crispian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Crispian as Brown shoots in.
Crispian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoodoo Brown.
Crispian dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian is looking to clinch.
Crispian tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crispian defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crispian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crispian but Crispian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
Crispian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crispian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crispian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crispian scores with a kick to the body.
Brown blocks a jab.
Crispian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crispian connects with a crisp jab.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Crispian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crispian with a hook.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crispian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crispian is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Crispian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crispian moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Crispian lands a left hand.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispians head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Ben Crispian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown prevents a body shot from Crispian.
Crispian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crispian throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crispian.
Brown tries to work over Crispian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crispian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crispian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crispian tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Crispian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crispian pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crispian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crispian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crispian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Crispian.
Crispian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crispian.
Brown tries a body shot but Crispian blocks it.
A short left from Crispian.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown is rocked!
Crispian lands a nice uppercut.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Crispian finish him?
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Crispian avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Crispian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Donk. Crispian catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Crispian.
Crispian tries to clinch up.
Crispian throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Crispian jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crispian misses the jab.
Crispian wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Crispian fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crispian.
Crispian lands a nice shot to the body.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crispian scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown slips under a jab.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Crispian throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crispian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crispian lands an overhand right.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Crispian misses.
Crispian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Crispian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown tries for a takedown but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crispian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crispian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crispian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crispian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crispian gets a clinch.
Crispian stalling in the clinch.
Crispian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crispian is working Brown over against the cage.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crispian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoodoo Brown.
Brown lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good body shot from Crispian.
Crispian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crispian misses with a body punch.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Crispian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crispian is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crispian down to the mat. Crispian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crispian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crispian is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Crispian lands the left hand.
Crispian moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crispian tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Crispian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crispian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian lands a body shot.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Crispian controls his hands.
Crispian lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Crispian.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Crispian.
Crispian lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Crispian has him pressed against the cage.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tries to pull guard but Crispian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crispian struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Crispian lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Crispian has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian had his way with Hoodoo Brown in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crispian rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Crispian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crispian blocking some punches.
A short right from Crispian.
Crispian pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crispian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Crispian.
Still in the clinch, Crispian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crispian creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brown's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brown drops to his knees and Crispian pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Crispian!
Ben Crispian retains his featherweight title!
Ben Crispian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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