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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cory Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King breaks from the clinch.
Crawford darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Crawford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
King breaks from the clinch.
Crawford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Calvin King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Crawford.
Crawford lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawford swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a head kick!
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Crawford throws a leg kick that is checked
and King counters with a two punch combo.
King tries to clinch but Crawford moves out of range.
King closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford tries for a takedown. No joy.
King avoiding damage as Crawford throws knees to the body.
King breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crawford.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crawford.
Crawford blocks a head kick by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crawford looks gassed!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford fails to land the takedown.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Crawford lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crawford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
King darts in and clinches Crawford up against the cage.
King breaks from the clinch.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crawford's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crawford is trying to control but King manages to pass to mount!
King is landing with some decent strikes but Crawford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King controlling the position easily from mount.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Crawford tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
King cracks Crawford with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King prevents Crawford from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crawford has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King moves into range and clinches up with Crawford.
King breaks from the clinch.
King misses with a head kick.
King is looking to clinch but Crawford is avoiding it.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Crawford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawford sprawls well. Crawford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King blocks a head kick by Crawford.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crawford looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford shoots in but no luck this time.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense.
Crawford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calvin King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Crawford.
Crawford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Crawford persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calvin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a high kick!
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Crawford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crawford is defended easily by King.
Crawford shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Crawford takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Crawford as King shoots in.
Crawford has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawford.
King manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crawford is defended easily by King.
Calvin King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
Crawford dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Crawford's head and hops out.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crawford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crawford off to one side.
Crawford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawford sprawls well. Crawford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Calvin King will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King scores with a head kick.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crawford blocks it with crossed arms.
King has Crawford pressed against the cage, preventing Crawford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crawford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a nice head kick!
Crawford blocks a head kick by King.
Crawford lands a jab-cross combination.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Calvin King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Crawford.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt.
King forces Crawford back against the cage and clinches.
Crawford has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calvin King is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crawford's head.
King lands a high kick!
Crawford clinches.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crawford turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
King can't do much from the bottom here.
King is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crawford asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
King wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawford misses with the ground and pound.
King wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cory Crawford.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin King!
Calvin King made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Feel the STING!'.
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