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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Hope!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope throws a head kick but Crosby moves out of range.
Hope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crosby manages to avoid it.
Crosby swats away the attempt to clinch by Hope.
Hope tries to clinch but Crosby is having none of it.
Crosby pushes Hope up against the cage in a clinch.
Hope jumps guard but Crosby stands there with Hope around his waist. Hope gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crosby has picked Hope up - he's going for a ride! Crosby dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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.
Crosby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hope keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hope wants to improve his position but Crosby is controlling well.
Hope is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Crosby jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Hope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Crosby's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hope can't do much from the bottom here.
Crosby wants to control but Hope is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Hope's face as Crosby controls the position.
Hope wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope is trying to get back to half guard.
Crosby working the head and body with strikes.
Crosby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hope down.
Hope is not content to let Crosby control the position.
Hope tries to improve position but can't.
Crosby in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hope is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby trying to control the action but Hope is working from the bottom.
Hope bucks up and tries to throw Crosby off but instead Crosby has got his back!
Hope manages to reverse the position and now he's in Crosby's guard. Nice work there by Hope.
Hope has gone for a leg lock! Crosby slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hope's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crosby forces his way into half guard.
Crosby wants to take a breather but Hope is having none of it.
Hope throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Crosby manages to pass to side control.
Hope is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crosby's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hope is trying to control but Crosby manages to pass to mount!
Crosby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hope?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Crosby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crosby manages to avoid it.
Hope staying out of range there.
Hope darts in trying to clinch
and Crosby counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Hope misses
and Crosby counters by clinching up.
Hope tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hope tries to pull guard but Crosby holds him up against the cage and eventually Hope drops back down to his feet.
Crosby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crosby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crosby has hold of one of Hope's legs. Hope is fighting the takedown attempt but Crosby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby wants to control from the top but Hope keeps moving.
Hope throws his legs up looking for a submission but Crosby uses it to pass to side control.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Crosby wants to control but Hope is keeping him busy.
Hope sneaks back into half guard.
Crosby wants to control but Hope is keeping him busy.
Hope tries to get to full guard but Crosby has control of the leg.
Crosby is stalling here. Hope is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Crosby seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hope has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crosby regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hope's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hope is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crosby doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hope.
Hope is thwarting Crosby's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby is refusing to be controlled, as Hope sits in half guard.
Hope is looking to stall here but Crosby recovers full guard.
Crosby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crosby wants to stand up but Hope is controlling him.
Hope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Crosby dominated that second round.
That's time! Crosby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hope lands a nice hook to Crosby's body. Crosby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crosby tries to clinch but Hope moves out of range.
Crosby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crosby counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hope's guard now.
Hope is trying to control the position but Crosby postures up.
Hope has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crosby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hope keeping full guard, as Crosby tries to pass.
Hope working a defensive guard here.
Hope wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Crosby manages to pass to side control.
Hope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope is trying to control but Crosby passes into side control!
Crosby is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hope is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hope wants to control but Crosby postures up.
Hope manages to get back to half guard.
Hope wants to improve his position but Crosby is controlling well.
Hope misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crosby is trying to control. Hope wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hope is looking to get back to full guard here but Crosby has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hope tries to reverse the position but Crosby maintains control.
Crosby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hope is looking to improve his position but Crosby isn't that keen on the idea.
Crosby looking to control but Hope is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hope is looking to improve his position but Crosby isn't that keen on the idea.
Trey Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrett Crosby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby controlling from the full mount.
Crosby is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hope is trying desperately to improve position.
Hope is in a horrible position here. Crosby smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hope is writhing around trying to get back to his 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.
Hope can't escape the position.
Crosby controlling from mount.
Crosby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hope tries to reverse the position but Crosby maintains control.
Hope is squirming around, avoiding Crosby's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crosby controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Crosby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crosby 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Crosby!
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FIGHT
RATING
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