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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janssen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht . Jan Janssen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Janssen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Crow!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crow throws a combination that misses
and Janssen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Janssen with a hook.
Jan Janssen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janssen slips under a jab.
Janssen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Janssen somewhat.
Crow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janssen.
Crow tries to clinch up but Janssen circles away and keeps his distance.
Crow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crow moves away from the strike by Janssen.
Janssen throws a jab but it's blocked by Crow.
Crow blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Janssen.
Janssen ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
A right-left combo lands from Janssen.
Crow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crow connects with a leg kick. Janssen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Janssen tries to bum rush Crow with a series of wild strikes but Crow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janssen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bolo Crow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janssen misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Janssen.
Janssen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow scores with a push kick.
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!
A slow jab from Crow misses its intended target.
Crow tries to clinch up.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janssen tries to land a front kick but Crow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Janssen misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Crow as he checks the leg kick.
Crow lands a leg kick that knocks Janssen off balance momentarily.
Janssen loads up on a big right hand but Crow slips the punch.
Janssen feints a jab promting Crow to slip. Janssen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Janssen gets a double leg takedown into Crow's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Janssen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crow is pulling down on Janssen's head. It's preventing any offense from Janssen, at least for the moment.
Crow looking for a sweep. Not yet Crow, not yet.
Crow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bolo Crow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Crow slips under a jab.
Janssen throws a body punch but Crow moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow is looking to slow Janssen down with leg kicks.
Crow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crow drives through and clinches with Janssen against the cage.
Janssen blocks a body shot from Crow.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Crow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janssen's elbow.
Crow has Janssen pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janssen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bolo Crow will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good exchange - Janssen coming out on top.
Janssen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crow misses with a head kick.
Janssen throws a body punch but Crow moves out of range.
Janssen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Janssen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Janssen throws the left hand but Crow avoids the punch easily.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crow moves away from the strike by Janssen.
Crow closes the distance and clinches.
Crow lands an elbow inside that Janssen shrugs off.
Janssen blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow tries to work over Janssen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crow misses with some punches.
Crow has had enough of the clinch but Janssen keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crow misses with a punch to the body.
Crow scores with a hook to the body.
Janssen stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crow working aggressively here.
Crow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crow letting Janssen take a breather here.
Crow slows down the pace here.
Janssen just leaning against Crow, taking a breather.
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!
Crow tries a body shot but Janssen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Janssen blocks a body shot from Crow.
Janssen wants to stall.
Crow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crow throws a head punch that misses.
Janssen prevents a body shot from Crow.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Janssen prevents a body shot from Crow.
Crow lands with a light punch inside.
Crow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow connects with a solid leg kick.
Janssen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Janssen just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Crow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Crow.
Crow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janssen.
Crow misses with a hook to the body
and Janssen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crow thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crow. Janssen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Janssen misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with an inside leg kick.
Janssen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Crow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crow moves away from the strike by Janssen.
Janssen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crow moves away from the strike by Janssen.
Janssen scores with a takedown into Crow's guard.
Janssen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crow dives on top into guard.
Crow wants to control from the top but Janssen keeps moving.
Crow looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bolo Crow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crow with a nice cross.
Janssen misses with a looping right.
Janssen connects with the punch.
Janssen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crow has closed the distance and engaged Janssen in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crow swings wildly with an uppercut but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crow tries to work over Janssen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janssen is trying to stall.
Crow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Janssens head.
Crow misses with a body punch.
Crow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janssen.
Bolo Crow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Janssen blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow lands a damaging elbow.
Janssen wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crow.
Crow misses with a punch to the body.
Crow misses with a body punch.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Crow tries to work over Janssen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen blocking some punches.
Janssen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Janssen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Janssen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janssen misses with a straight right.
Janssen loads up on a big right hand but Crow slips the punch.
Crow thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Janssen.
Janssen throws a leg kick
and Crow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Janssen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Crow really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
Crow misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Janssen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Janssen misses with an uppercut
and Crow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janssen takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
Crow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crow thumps Janssen with a low kick.
Janssen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Janssen.
Bolo Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Janssen throws out the jab.
Janssen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
Janssen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Janssen to score with a decent uppercut.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janssen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crow blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Janssen coming out on top.
Crow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Janssen blocks a head kick by Crow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crow!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janssen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crow throws a leg kick which misses Janssen's front leg but catches the back leg as Janssen tries to avoid it.
Crow staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Janssen.
Crow throws a head kick but Janssen moves out of range.
Crow moves away from the strike by Janssen.
Janssen lunges at Crow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crow's hand.
A swing and a miss from Janssen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Crow.
Janssen shoots for a double leg takedown but Crow sprawls well. He's pushed Janssen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Janssen misses with a left hand
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crow misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crow clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen wants to stall.
Crow tries a body shot but Janssen blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crow tries to throw a body punch but Janssen avoids it by throwing Crow back against the cage.
Crow has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crow.
Crow lands a hook that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crow tries a body shot but Janssen blocks it.
Crow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crow misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Crow dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Janssen swinging wildly here.
Janssen misses with a two punch combination.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Janssen moves out of range easily.
Crow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crow staying out of range there.
That kick from Crow tenderised Janssen's leg. Janssen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Janssen shoots in looking for a takedown but Crow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Janssen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Janssen moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crow, as that shot connected.
Janssen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Janssen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Janssen is rocked!
Janssen avoids the head kick by Crow.
Janssen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Janssen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crow misses with a body kick.
Janssen seems to have got his legs back now.
Janssen misses the shot to the body.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
Janssen throws a body punch but Crow moves out of range.
Janssen shoots in looking for a takedown. Crow tries to sprawl out of it but Janssen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janssen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Crow.
Janssen blocks an uppercut.
Jan Janssen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crow lands with a left to the head.
Crow stalls.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crow tries a body shot but Janssen blocks it.
Crow has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
Crow misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janssen avoids it.
Crow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Crow wants to stall.
Crow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janssen's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janssen avoids the elbow strike from Crow, against the cage.
Janssen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crow is keeping busy.
Janssen blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolo Crow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolo Crow! Bolo Crow retains his welterweight title!
Bolo Crow very nearly forgot to thank Gilop® amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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