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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crawford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Henry Rollins Band "Your number is one". Ken Crawford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, New Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawford defends it nicely.
Crawford throws a right hand that Fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter also avoids with ease.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Fighter circles away.
Crawford throws a right hand that Fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter also avoids with ease.
Crawford clinches up with Fighter and pushes him back against the cage.
Crawford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
Fighter fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fighter.
Fighter is looking to take a break and control but Crawford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crawford has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fighter but great work by Crawford.
You can see the frustration on Fighter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crawford has control of an arm but Fighter manages to advance to Crawford's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fighter is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Crawford knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Crawford for a finish.
Fighter is striking from the back but Crawford escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is trying to control. Crawford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crawford is trying to stand back up but Fighter is controlling him
Fighter uses his free foot to push down on Crawford's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crawford.
Fighter wants to control the pace but Crawford is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to stand up but Crawford had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Crawford decides to stand and escape the position.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighter circles away.
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Crawford as Fighter shoots in.
Ken Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Fighter.
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.
Crawford scores with a body shot.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawford swivels and escapes.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawford is fending him off so far but Fighter persists. Nope, Crawford circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ken Crawford will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Fighter keeps it at a distance.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford darts in and clinches Fighter up against the cage.
Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford tries to clinch but Fighter is having none of it.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter shoots for a takedown but Crawford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crawford lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter fails with the takedown.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Ken Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford stuffs the takedown.
Crawford scores with a shot to the body.
Fighter shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Fighter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Fighter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up with Crawford, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes Crawford against the cage but Crawford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fighter avoids a kick to the body.
Fighter shoots in but Crawford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crawford throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crawford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fighter somewhat.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Crawford misses with a two punch combination.
Crawford slaps away a takedown attempt from Fighter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crawford throws a one two combo.
Fighter looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter shoots in and drives through. Crawford sprawls well.
Fighter scores a takedown into full mount!
Fighter goes for an armbar but Crawford turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Crawford.
Fighter has a closed guard, preventing Crawford from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is fighting to break Fighter's control of his arms but Fighter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Crawford trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fighter's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Crawford dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Fighter avoids them all with ease.
Fighter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crawford did well to prevent Fighter getting side control.
Fighter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crawford won't allow Fighter to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Crawford.
Fighter trying to mount his opponent but Crawford defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fighter is trying to control. Crawford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet.
Fighter gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ken Crawford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Fighter is avoiding it.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crawford tries to clinch up but Fighter circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford rushes Fighter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crawford pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawford sprawls well. Crawford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighter shoots in but Crawford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ken Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Fighter.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Crawford finds it's target.
A left and a right from Crawford both land. Nice combination.
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.
Crawford scores with a one two! Fighter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crawford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
New Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Crawford misses.
Crawford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crawford stands up and beckons Fighter to join him on the feet.
Crawford looks to land a combination. Fighter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Ken Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Crawford!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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