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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Rome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rome's entrance music is Samoan Death. A fine choice. John Crichton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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164 lbs
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167 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samoa Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Crichton!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome throws a lazy right hand but Crichton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crichton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rome, pushing him back against the cage.
Crichton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Rome wants to get back to striking at distance but Crichton won't allow it.
Rome fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Crichton.
Crichton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crichton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rome fails to pull guard.
Rome really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right hand to the body from Crichton.
Crichton prevents Rome from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crichton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rome escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crichton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rome stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crichton.
Rome swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crichton counters with a nice uppercut.
Crichton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crichton duly obliges.
Crichton misses with a double jab
and Crichton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crichton throws a lazy right hand but Rome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crichton jabs Rome right on the nose. Rome blinks but takes it well.
Rome misses with a wild body shot.
Crichton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rome on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome slips under a jab from Crichton.
Crichton scores with a jab to the body.
Crichton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rome scores with a hook to the body. Crichton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rome will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samoa Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome misses with a combination
and Crichton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crichton tries to close the distance and clinch but Rome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crichton throws a one two combo.
Crichton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rome lands a right hook to the body.
Crichton cracks Rome with a good jab.
A cross from Crichton lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Crichton. That snapped Rome's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton with a hook.
Crichton misses the jab.
Crichton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crichton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crichton has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rome's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crichton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crichton lands with a light punch inside.
Crichton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Crichton prevents Rome from breaking the clinch.
Crichton lands a right hand.
Crichton pushes Rome back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rome wants to break free but Crichton has control.
Crichton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rome or not.
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!
Good body shot from Crichton.
Crichton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crichton presses Rome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Crichton.
Rome is breathing heavily.
Crichton presses Rome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rome takes a shot to the head.
Crichton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crichton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rome is trying to break the clinch but Crichton is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Crichton.
Crichton pushes Rome back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Crichton.
Crichton lands an uppercut.
Crichton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crichton lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crichton.
Crichton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Crichton - that landed with a thud.
Crichton digs a right hand into Rome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rome's gas tank.
Crichton is leaning against Rome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crichton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rome.
Rome fails to pull guard.
Crichton lands a shot to the body.
Crichton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crichton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Crichton is leaning against Rome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crichton digs a right hand underneath Rome's ribcage. Rome let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crichton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crichton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crichton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rome's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Rome's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crichton lands a body punch.
Crichton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crichton presses Rome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crichton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Crichton lands a body punch.
Crichton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crichton lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Crichton as the two fighters clinch.
Crichton pushes Rome back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton is working Rome over against the cage.
Crichton digs a right hand underneath Rome's ribcage. Rome let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crichton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crichton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rome wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crichton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crichton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crichton cracks Rome with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Crichton.
Crichton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crichton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rome.
Crichton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crichton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crichton lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Crichton.
Crichton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Crichton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Rome is looking to break free of the clinch but Crichton has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crichton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Crichton.
Rome has had enough of the clinch but Crichton keeps him there for the moment.
Crichton lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Crichton.
A left hand lands to the body for Crichton.
Crichton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crichton lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crichton.
A right hook to the body lands for Crichton.
Rome wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Crichton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crichton clinches up against the cage.
Crichton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John Crichton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crichton scores with a shot to the side of Rome's head.
Rome has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crichton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crichton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Crichton.
Rome breaks the clinch.
Crichton lands a jab to Rome's midsection.
Crichton looks to score with a jab to the body but Rome is just out of range.
Crichton with a jab.
Crichton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rome.
Rome takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rome lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rome avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crichton takes a swing at Rome's ribcage but misses.
Rome lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rome.
Rome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crichton.
Rome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rome misses with a two punch combination.
Rome uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crichton.
Crichton throws a series of punches but Rome moves out of range.
Crichton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rome.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rome. Crichton does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Crichton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crichton takes a swing at Rome's ribcage but misses.
Rome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crichton moves away.
Rome takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crichton throws a series of punches but Rome avoids them all with ease.
Rome looks to throw the jab but Crichton is out of range.
That's two 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.
Rome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crichton moves away.
Crichton scores with a jab to the head.
Crichton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rome looks to land a left hand but Crichton moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Crichton misses
and Rome counters with a shoot takedown. Crichton fights it but they end up in guard.
Rome wants to pass the guard but Crichton is keeping the position.
Crichton keeping moving, preventing Rome from controlling successfully.
Rome is really struggling to control Crichton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Crichton pulls Rome in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton keeping moving, preventing Rome from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crichton holds on and takes a little breather.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crichton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rome trying to control but Crichton is working from the bottom.
Crichton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rome. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rome looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crichton misses with a double jab.
Crichton misses with a two punch combination.
Rome looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crichton is fending him off so far but Rome persists. Nope, Crichton circles away and we're back to standing.
Rome swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crichton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four 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.
Crichton misses with a two punch combination.
Crichton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crichton misses with a looping left.
Crichton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rome loads up on a big right hand but Crichton slips the punch.
Rome lands a nice shot to the body.
Rome moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rome swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crichton misses with a few strikes there.
Rome bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crichton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rome.
No joy there for Rome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rome with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crichton to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Rome dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rome needs to keep his hands up - Crichton had a free shot at his head there.
Crichton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crichton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crichton gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crichton.
Crichton scores with a hook to the body.
Crichton pushes Rome back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crichton has Rome pressed against the cage, preventing Rome from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crichton.
Rome is trying to break the clinch but Crichton is controlling him.
Crichton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crichton pushes Rome back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rome tries to break free but Crichton pushes him back against the cage.
Crichton lands with a light punch inside.
Crichton lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Crichton.
Rome wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crichton is leaning against Rome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crichton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crichton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crichton lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crichton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rome.
Crichton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crichton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rome.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton scores with a hook to the body.
Crichton lands a nice uppercut.
Crichton lands a shot to the body.
Crichton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Crichton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rome or not.
Crichton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crichton lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Crichton.
Crichton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Crichton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crichton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rome or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crichton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crichton.
Crichton lands a body shot.
Crichton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crichton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crichton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crichton scores with a hook to the body.
Crichton lands with a right to the head.
Crichton lands a body shot.
Crichton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Crichton lands a body shot.
Crichton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crichton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crichton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crichton presses Rome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crichton lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Crichton.
Good body shot from Crichton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crichton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crichton scores with a shot to the side of Rome's head.
Crichton lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Crichton.
Crichton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crichton lands a left hand.
Crichton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Crichton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crichton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rome has had enough of the clinch but Crichton keeps him there for the moment.
Crichton lands a body punch.
Crichton digs a right hand into Rome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rome's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Crichton - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Crichton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crichton digs a right hand underneath Rome's ribcage. Rome let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Crichton.
Crichton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rome manages to break the clinch.
Crichton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rome.
Crichton throws out a powerful jab.
Rome looks to throw the jab but Crichton is out of range.
John Crichton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crichton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Rome misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome looks to land a combination but Crichton avoids it well.
Rome takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crichton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rome counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Crichton.
Crichton lands an overhand right.
Rome looks to throw the jab but Crichton is out of range.
Rome defending well as Crichton loads up on a big left hand.
Crichton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crichton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rome.
Crichton throws a series of punches but Rome moves out of range.
Rome takes a swing at Crichton's ribcage but misses.
Rome throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crichton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samoa Rome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Rome has his takedown stuffed
and Rome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crichton slips under a jab.
John Crichton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rome takes a swing at Crichton's ribcage but misses.
Crichton throws the left hand but Rome avoids the punch easily.
Rome uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crichton.
Rome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crichton's corner calls for a 1-2. Crichton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rome tries for a takedown but Crichton circles away easily
and Crichton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crichton defending well as Rome loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Rome throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Crichton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crichton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Crichton!
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