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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Crowder (ranked 1678 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 209 p4p, 277 weight class). Boyd Crowder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Boyd Crowder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Osmany Pizziconi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizziconi shoots in for a double leg but Crowder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crowder moves into the clinch.
A short left from Crowder.
Pizziconi wants a takedown.
Crowder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pizziconi has Crowder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crowder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boyd Crowder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmany Pizziconi.
Pizziconi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crowder is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crowder prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pizziconi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizziconi is trying to drag Crowder to the mat but Crowder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pizziconi goes for a takedown attempt but Crowder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crowder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder thumps Pizziconi with a low kick.
Crowder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crowder looks to score with a jab to the body but Pizziconi is just out of range.
Crowder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pizziconi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crowder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pizziconi in his tracks.
Crowder closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crowder lands in his opponent's guard.
Pizziconi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crowder connects with a couple of short punches.
Crowder content to stall in guard here.
Crowder throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizziconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crowder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crowder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crowder wants to control from the top but Pizziconi keeps moving.
Crowder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowder preventing the sweep.
Crowder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crowder throws a big elbow that misses.
Pizziconi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowder.
Pizziconi trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pizziconi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crowder throws a big elbow that misses.
Crowder throws a big right hand that misses.
Pizziconi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crowder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crowder won't allow Pizziconi to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crowder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pizziconi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crowder moves into the clinch.
Crowder lands a nice uppercut.
Pizziconi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crowder is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pizziconi can't fight it off and eventually Crowder manages to take the fight to the floor. Pizziconi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pizziconi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowder.
Crowder works over Pizziconi with some ground and pound from guard.
Crowder won't allow Pizziconi to sweep him here.
Pizziconi keeping moving, preventing Crowder from controlling successfully.
Crowder won't allow Pizziconi to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd Crowder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crowder sprawls well. Crowder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pizziconi gets slowly back to his feet.
Pizziconi shoots in but Crowder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crowder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pizziconi closes the distance and clinches.
Crowder taking a breather.
Crowder is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pizziconi can't find room to land a body shot as Crowder controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pizziconi prevents a body shot from Crowder.
Pizziconi blocking some punches.
Crowder prevents the takedown attempt.
Boyd Crowder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmany Pizziconi.
Pizziconi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crowder walks away with a smile on his face. Pizziconi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pizziconi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Crowder misses.
Osmany Pizziconi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crowder scores with a takedown into Pizziconi's guard.
Crowder advances to half guard.
Pizziconi trying to control here.
Crowder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crowder is just content to waste time from the top position. Pizziconi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Crowder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crowder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pizziconi can do to turn this around?
Crowder trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizziconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi pulls Crowder in close to prevent any damage.
Crowder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crowder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pizziconi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crowder lands a couple of digs.
Pizziconi wants to sweep here but Crowder controlling him for the moment.
Crowder trying to control but Pizziconi is working from the bottom.
Crowder with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder with a nice head shot there.
Pizziconi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crowder trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizziconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pizziconi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crowder connects with a couple of short punches.
Crowder throwing strikes from guard but Pizziconi blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crowder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowder won't allow Pizziconi to get back to his feet.
Pizziconi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crowder is one step ahead there.
Pizziconi keeping moving, preventing Crowder from controlling successfully.
Pizziconi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crowder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crowder connects with a couple of short punches.
Crowder scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd Crowder dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Crowder rushes Pizziconi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crowder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crowder working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pizziconi.
Crowder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pizziconi's elbow.
Crowder has hold of one of Pizziconi's legs. Pizziconi is fighting the takedown attempt but Crowder gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Crowder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crowder throwing strikes from guard but Pizziconi blocks nicely.
Crowder postures up in Pizziconi's guard and throws a big left but Pizziconi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizziconi keeping moving, preventing Crowder from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pizziconi's head.
Crowder cracks Pizziconi with a solid left hand.
Pizziconi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crowder trying to control but Pizziconi is working from the bottom.
Crowder throws a strike but Pizziconi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowder is trying to control the position but Pizziconi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi won't allow Crowder to sweep him here.
Pizziconi trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Pizziconi trying to control but Crowder is working from the bottom.
Pizziconi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pizziconi trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crowder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crowder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pizziconi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder throws a series of punches but Pizziconi avoids them all with ease.
Crowder throws a big shot that misses.
Pizziconi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pizziconi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crowder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pizziconi scrambles back to his feet.
Crowder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crowder manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pizziconi on his heels. He'll look to pass Pizziconi's guard now, I'm sure.
Crowder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crowder throws a strike but Pizziconi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowder is pulling down on Pizziconi's head to control his posture.
Crowder striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Pizziconi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Osmany Pizziconi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder has a closed guard, preventing Pizziconi from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pizziconi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crowder keeping full guard, as Pizziconi tries to pass.
Crowder looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowder, not yet.
Pizziconi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pizziconi defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pizziconi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd Crowder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crowder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyd Crowder!
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energy
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