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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abidan Eshel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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250 lbs
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257 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abidan Eshel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eshel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eshel misses with an uppercut.
Eshel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Eshel misses the shot to the body.
Crawford slips a jab from Eshel.
Eshel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crawford moves out of range as Eshel strikes.
Eshel throws a shot from downtown. Crawford moves away and avoids it.
Eshel throws a lazy right hand but Crawford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eshel fails to land with a series of punches.
Eshel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Eshel.
Eshel takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Abidan Eshel has been cut.
Crawford scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eshel throws a shot from downtown. Crawford moves away and avoids it.
Crawford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crawford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eshel, pushing him back against the cage.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Crawford.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawford.
Eshel looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Crawford.
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crawford scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Crawford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crawford presses Eshel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crawford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawford.
Crawford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crawford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eshel backwards.
Crawford lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Crawford.
Crawford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eshels head.
Crawford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eshel or not.
A short body shot lands from Crawford as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawford.
Crawford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eshel or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eshel.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawford.
Crawford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eshels head.
Crawford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crawford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eshels head.
Crawford lands an uppercut.
Crawford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Crawford.
Crawford lands a nice uppercut.
Crawford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crawford scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Crawford.
Good body shot from Crawford.
A short right from Crawford on the inside.
Crawford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crawford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Crawford - that landed with a thud.
Crawford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eshel takes a shot to the head.
Crawford works on Eshel's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Crawford.
Crawford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crawford lands a hook that snaps the head of Eshel backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawford.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawford.
Crawford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crawford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eshel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crawford lands a body shot.
Crawford lands with a light punch inside.
Crawford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crawford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crawford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Crawford on the inside.
A short left from Crawford.
Crawford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Crawford - that landed with a thud.
Crawford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Crawford.
Crawford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eshel backwards.
Crawford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Crawford - that landed with a thud.
Crawford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eshel.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawford.
Eshel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Crawford.
Crawford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Crawford.
Crawford digs a right hand into Eshel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eshel's gas tank.
Crawford lands with a right to the head.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body.
Eshel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Crawford.
Crawford lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Abidan Eshel's cut even more.
Crawford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crawford lands a nice uppercut.
Crawford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crawford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crawford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawford.
Crawford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abidan Eshel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eshel drops his hands momentarily and Crawford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eshel misses with a straight left.
A big right from Crawford misses.
Eshel throws a big shot that misses.
Abidan Eshel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eshel.
Eshel misses the shot to the body.
Crawford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crawford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eshel's head backwards.
Crawford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crawford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eshel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eshel throws a shot from downtown. Crawford moves away and avoids it.
Crawford lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford throws an overhand right that lands on Eshel's shoulder, as Eshel tries to avoid the shot.
Eshel is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crawford throws out a powerful jab.
Crawford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eshel on the side of the head.
The cut above Abidan Eshel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Eshel throws a sloppy body shot
and Crawford counters with a solid body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Eshel is rocked!
Crawford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eshel can do to turn this around?
Eshel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawford.
Crawford lunges at Eshel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eshel's hand.
Crawford scores with a nice head shot.
Abidan Eshel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Eshel avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Crawford drops Eshel with a beautiful combination! Eshel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crawford is looking for the KO!
Eshel is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawford finish him?
Crawford misses with a body kick.
Eshel seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Eshel.
Eshel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abidan Eshel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Crawford!
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energy
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hype
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