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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Goldenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harlan Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdullah Goldenberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Goldenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harlan Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe moves into the clinch successfully.
Crowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goldenberg's efforts to push away.
Crowe keeps control of Goldenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goldenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldenberg catches Crowe napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Crowe to the canvas!
Crowe is rocked!
It looks like Harlan Crowe has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Goldenberg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crowe, up you get!
Crowe throws a leg kick that misses.
Harlan Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe throws a low kick but Goldenberg avoids it.
Goldenberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crowe.
Goldenberg gets caught flat footed, as Crowe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Goldenberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Goldenberg wants to stand but Crowe is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Goldenberg is keeping the position.
Goldenberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldenberg tries to get out of the position.
Goldenberg keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Goldenberg is keeping the position.
Crowe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Crowe throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Goldenberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Crowe has eaten all the pies!
Goldenberg gets caught napping as Crowe dives in and scores a takedown. Goldenberg manages to retain guard.
Crowe trying to control but Goldenberg is working from the bottom.
Crowe pushes down on Goldenberg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Goldenberg won't allow Crowe to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe passes the guard and advances to mount!
Crowe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goldenberg because Crowe loaded up on that one.
Crowe tries to control but Goldenberg wriggling away.
Crowe lands a big elbow.
Goldenberg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Crowe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goldenberg because Crowe loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goldenberg trying desperately to get to his feet.
Crowe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Crowe wants to control the pace but Goldenberg is squirming around nicely.
Crowe punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goldenberg hang on?
Crowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crowe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abdullah Goldenberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harlan Crowe's cut.
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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goldenberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goldenberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Goldenberg misses.
Goldenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goldenberg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goldenberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crowe scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldenberg keeps working.
Goldenberg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crowe thows a huge punch but Goldenberg dodges it nicely.
Crowe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldenberg is not content to let Crowe control the position.
Crowe trying to mount his opponent but Goldenberg defends it.
Crowe is keen to just control but Goldenberg is a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Harlan Crowe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldenberg circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldenberg keeps working.
Crowe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a strike aimed at the side of Goldenberg's head but Goldenberg avoids it well.
Goldenberg pushes Crowe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Crowe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Crowe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Goldenberg's legs.
Crowe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Goldenberg's shoulder. That is not cool.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldenberg keeps working.
Harlan Crowe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crowe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlan Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harlan Crowe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crowe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crowe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crowe punching from mount but Goldenberg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Crowe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crowe throws some wild stikes that Goldenberg manages to avoid easily.
Crowe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crowe looking to control but Goldenberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crowe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Goldenberg kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Goldenberg is squirming around, avoiding Crowe's attempts to control the action.
Crowe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
A nice elbow there by Crowe.
Crowe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe landing shots from mount.
Crowe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goldenberg is looking to escape.
Crowe raining down shots from the mount!
Goldenberg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe landing shots from mount.
Goldenberg wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldenberg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crowe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goldenberg is looking to escape.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the head.
Crowe landing strikes from the mount.
Goldenberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crowe on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goldenberg is looking to escape.
Crowe thowing shots but they're missing.
Crowe throws some wild stikes that Goldenberg manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Crowe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crowe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goldenberg hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Harlan Crowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harlan Crowe!
Harlan Crowe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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