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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Critico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Critico!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Critico shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crawford pinned against the cage. Crawford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Critico drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Critico is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet but Critico is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Critico wants to pass the guard but Crawford is keeping the position.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet but Critico is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Critico trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Critico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crawford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon Critico has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crawford darts in and clinches Critico up against the cage.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Critico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Critico looks gassed!
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Leon Critico has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
Crawford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Critico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Critico takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. Critico won't want to take too many of those.
Crawford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Critico in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Critico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Critico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Critico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crawford prevents it.
Crawford landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Critico is trying to break free.
Crawford working Critico over with knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Critico avoids the damage to the body.
Critico wants a takedown but no success here.
TJ Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Critico.
A frustrated look appears on Critico's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crawford prevents a takedown attempt there.
Critico tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Critico gets control of Crawford's arms and successfully pulls guard. Critico will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Crawford postures up.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Critico won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Critico not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crawford wants to stand but Critico is controlling his posture from full guard.
Critico pulls Crawford in close to prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leon Critico wasn't active enough on the ground.
Critico shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Critico decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Critico's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crawford throws a combination. Critico tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Critico keeps it at a distance.
Critico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Critico swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Crawford closes the distance and pushes Critico back into the cage.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crawford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Critico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crawford crunches a lovely knee into Critico's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Critico is trying to break free.
Critico is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
Critico takes an elbow to the temple.
Critico wants a takedown.
Crawford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Critico's face.
Crawford crunches a lovely knee into Critico's ribcage.
Crawford crunches a lovely knee into Critico's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crawford obliges.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Critico avoids it.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Critico avoids the damage to the body.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Critico tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Critico tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawford smiles and moves away.
TJ Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Critico.
Crawford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Critico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Critico drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crawford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crawford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Critico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Critico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Critico is blocking nicely.
Critico goes for a takedown attempt but Crawford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
TJ Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Critico rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Critico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Critico pushes him off.
Critico throws a looping overhand right but Crawford ducks down to avoid it.
Critico ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Critico swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Critico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Critico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Critico tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crawford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Critico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawford moves into the clinch.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Critico tries to score a body lock takedown but Crawford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crawford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Critico in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Critico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Critico.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Critico is blocking nicely.
Critico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crawford prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Crawford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Critico's cut.
That's time! Crawford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Critico wants to clinch up but Crawford keeps it at a distance.
Crawford lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice body kick from Crawford.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Critico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Critico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crawford counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crawford duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Critico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Critico fails with the takedown.
Critico closes the distance and clinches up with Crawford, looking for a takedown. Critico pushes Crawford against the cage but Crawford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
TJ Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Critico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford has closed the distance and engaged Critico in a clinch.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Critico takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crawford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Critico jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Critico gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Critico shoots in but Crawford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
TJ Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford feints a jab promting Critico to slip. Crawford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Critico slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crawford gets caught flat footed, as Critico shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Critico content to stall in guard here.
Critico stands up from Crawford's guard - Critico perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Critico keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Critico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Critico.
Critico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crawford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Critico's head.
Critico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawford as he jumps to the side.
Crawford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Critico's head.
Critico changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawford tries to avoid it but Critico manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawford to the ground. Crawford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Crawford scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Critico throws a head kick that misses.
Critico throws a front kick aimed at Crawford's knee but Crawford avoids it well.
Crawford works Critico's body with a nice hook.
Critico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
TJ Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
Critico has a takedown stuffed.
Crawford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Critico takes a step back to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Critico.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
TJ Crawford wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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FIGHT
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