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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? by War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
24
143 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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150 cm
28
138 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Andrews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Crotch takes a swing at Andrews's ribcage but misses. Andrews throws a right hand that misses
enabling Crotch to counter with a crisp jab. Crotch throws a big shot that misses. Crotch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrews's head. Crotch throws a combination. Andrews tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Crotch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrews. A jab from Andrews finds it's way through Crotch's defenses. Andrews tries to move into range but Crotch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Crotch lands a jab to Andrews's midsection. Andrews walks into a straight right hand from Crotch. The fight moves into the clinch position. Andrews lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Richard Crotch has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A right hook to the body lands for Crotch.
Andrews tries a body shot but Crotch blocks it.
Crotch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Crotch misses with a short punch on the inside. Andrews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crotch. Crotch struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrews controls his hands.
Crotch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andrewss head. Crotch misses with a punch on the inside.
Crotch misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Crotch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A right handed body shot lands from Crotch.
Andrews stalling in the clinch but Crotch improves position. Crotch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Crotch tries a body shot but Andrews blocks it.
Andrews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Crotch gets through Andrews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andrews is rocked! A head punch on the inside from Crotch fails to land. Oh Andrews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Crotch throws a head punch that misses. Andrews tightens his grip and picks Crotch up, before dumping him to the ground. Crotch manages to land in guard. Crotch keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully. Crotch has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Andrews doesn't defend quickly enough and Crotch has managed to lock this one up! Can Andrews escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Crotch on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Crotch!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
98% |
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