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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james blonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). james blonde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, james blonde!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blonde scores with a three punch combo!
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but blonde shows good takedown defense.
Crawford drives through and clinches with blonde against the cage.
blonde prevents the takedown attempt.
Crawford goes for a takedown attempt but blonde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but blonde checks it well.
blonde shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
blonde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
blonde lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crawford hang on?
blonde looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crawford is trying to reverse the position but instead blonde has taken his back - oops!
Crawford holding both blonde 's hands and preventing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford manages to reverse the position and now he's in blonde's guard. Nice work there by Crawford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
blonde is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
blonde is trying to keep Crawford in close.
Crawford trying to control but blonde is working from the bottom.
Crawford is looking to stand up but blonde won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
blonde bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
blonde scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Crawford to see if he's OK.
blonde working away.
Crawford prevents blonde from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
blonde landing strikes.
Crawford is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
blonde trying to control the action but Crawford is working from the bottom.
blonde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crawford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
blonde is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crawford is looking to improve his position.
blonde thows a huge punch but Crawford dodges it nicely.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet.
Crawford wants to control but blonde is keeping busy.
Crawford is refusing to be controlled, as blonde sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
blonde looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
blonde wants to stand and escape but instead Crawford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
blonde manages to escape and get back to his feet.
blonde avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Crawford misses with a head kick.
Crawford moves out of range of the body kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - blonde has eaten all the pies!
Crawford tries for a takedown but blonde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
blonde clinches up against the cage.
Crawford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but blonde has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford breaks the clinch.
blonde shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed blonde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crawford tries to clinch up but blonde circles away and keeps his distance.
james blonde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
blonde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
blonde manages to break the clinch.
blonde keeps the fight on the outside.
blonde scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
blonde trying to control from Crawford's half guard. Crawford has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crawford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but blonde can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
blonde throws a big right hand that misses.
Crawford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crawford looking to control.
blonde wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford has his foot on blonde's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. blonde works his way back into a safe position though.
blonde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crawford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crawford is looking for a triangle but blonde pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
james blonde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on james blonde's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crawford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and blonde counters with an outside leg kick.
blonde shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Crawford is working to get back to half guard.
blonde is in the full mount, landing strikes.
james blonde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crawford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
blonde controlling from mount.
Let's hope that blonde has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
blonde controlling the position easily from mount.
blonde blocks Crawford's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Crawford working to try and regain half guard.
Crawford is squirming around, avoiding blonde's attempts to control the action.
Crawford really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crawford is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
blonde won't let Crawford get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
blonde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crawford is looking to escape.
Crawford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crawford is controlling an arm, preventing blonde from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Crawford is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crawford slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
blonde tries to pass to full mount but Crawford defends it.
Crawford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of blonde's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take blonde's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Crawford is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because blonde is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
blonde takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Crawford is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. blonde defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Crawford trying to control momentarily.
Crawford is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged blonde with him. blonde is trying to defend but Crawford has an arm under the chin now! blonde grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Crawford!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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