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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 494 p4p, 1368 weight class) and Boyd Crowder (ranked 64 p4p, 173 weight class). Boyd Crowder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boyd Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjurstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bjurstrom misses with a head kick.
Bjurstrom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crowder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bjurstrom is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bjurstrom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjurstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crowder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjurstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowder.
Bjurstrom needs to keep his hands up - Crowder had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick lands for Crowder.
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Crowder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bjurstrom is trying to defend but Crowder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjurstrom moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjurstrom looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bjurstrom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crowder has managed to get both his arms back between Bjurstrom's legs - danger averted.
Crowder landing some decent shots from guard.
Bjurstrom working a defensive guard here.
Bjurstrom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crowder advances position into side control!
Crowder is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bjurstrom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crowder scores with punches from side control.
Bjurstrom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom can't do much from the bottom here.
Bjurstrom takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bjurstrom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crowder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crowder lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bjurstrom is looking for a sweep.
Crowder is working Bjurstrom over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bjurstrom is not content to let Crowder control the position.
Crowder in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crowder content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Crowder is putting a hurting on Bjurstrom here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder cracks Bjurstrom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Crowder landing a few strikes.
Bjurstrom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crowder.
Crowder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Crowder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Crowder looks up at the clock and then as Bjurstrom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Crowder smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bjurstrom gets back to half guard.
Bjurstrom is staying active underneath Crowder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bjurstrom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crowder is working for a kimura but Bjurstrom is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bjurstrom is refusing to be controlled, as Crowder sits in half guard.
Crowder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crowder drops an elbow to the side of Bjurstrom's head.
Crowder is trying to control. Bjurstrom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bjurstrom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bjurstrom.
Crowder working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd Crowder dominated that round.
That's time! Bjurstrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bjurstrom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crowder's head.
Bjurstrom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crowder is out of range and Bjurstrom settles back down.
Bjurstrom misses with a combination
and Crowder counters with a left and a right that stings Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjurstrom looks to land a left hand but Crowder moved out of range nicely.
Crowder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bjurstrom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crowder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bjurstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Crowder does it's job there.
Bjurstrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Crowder looks to move away, Bjurstrom throws a big counter combo but Crowder just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjurstrom misses with a body punch
and Crowder counters with a nice leg kick.
Crowder throws a right hand that Bjurstrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjurstrom also avoids with ease.
Crowder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crowder closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bjurstrom quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder drops an elbow to the side of Bjurstrom's head.
Crowder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bjurstrom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crowder is working for a kimura but Bjurstrom is defending it quite comfortably.
Bjurstrom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crowder is working away from the top position though.
Bjurstrom has hold of Crowder's hands but Crowder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crowder passes the guard and advances to mount!
Crowder lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom tries to hold on but Crowder postures up.
Crowder dominating with strikes here.
Bjurstrom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crowder looking to control but Bjurstrom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crowder scoring with strikes but Bjurstrom is staying in there.
Bjurstrom can't escape the position.
Crowder is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bjurstrom can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bjurstrom is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bjurstrom tries to hold on but Crowder postures up.
Crowder looking to secure an arm triangle but Bjurstrom defends it well.
Bjurstrom tries to hold on but Crowder pushes him away.
Crowder with good strikes from the mount here!
Bjurstrom is desperately trying to improve his position but Crowder has a good base and remains in mount.
Bjurstrom taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom regains half guard.
Bjurstrom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crowder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crowder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crowder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bjurstrom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crowder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bjurstrom tries to get to full guard but Crowder has control of the leg.
Crowder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crowder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd Crowder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bjurstrom throws a head kick but Crowder moves out of range.
A left and a right from Crowder both land. Nice combination.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Boyd Crowder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowder tries to clinch but Bjurstrom moves out of range.
Crowder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bjurstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowder.
Crowder slips a jab and a cross from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crowder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crowder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjurstrom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Crowder landing with the ground and pound.
Crowder pushing down on Bjurstrom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bjurstrom is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjurstrom is working hard here to advance position.
Bjurstrom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bjurstrom.
Crowder cracks Bjurstrom with a solid left hand.
Crowder landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crowder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crowder trying to control but Bjurstrom is working from the bottom.
Crowder scoring with some ground and pound.
Crowder landing some decent shots from guard.
Bjurstrom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crowder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bjurstrom's head.
Bjurstrom has his foot on Crowder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crowder works his way back into a safe position though.
Crowder landing some decent shots from guard.
Crowder works over Bjurstrom with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder is fighting to break Bjurstrom's control of his arms but Bjurstrom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bjurstrom working for submissions but it's allowed Crowder to get to half guard.
Crowder slips a nice elbow through Bjurstrom's hands, connecting with Bjurstrom's forehead.
Bjurstrom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bjurstrom trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crowder seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crowder slips a nice elbow through Bjurstrom's hands, connecting with Bjurstrom's forehead.
Crowder tries to pass to full mount but Bjurstrom defends it.
Bjurstrom has hold of Crowder's hands but Crowder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bjurstrom is trying to maintain the position but Crowder is very close to passing his half guard.
Crowder slips a nice elbow through Bjurstrom's hands, connecting with Bjurstrom's forehead.
Bjurstrom is defending against the submission attempts here by Crowder.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjurstrom wants to sweep but Crowder has passed to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd Crowder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crowder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyd Crowder!
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