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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ananias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel James Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Ananias is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Ananias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel James Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ananias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawford staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Crawford.
No luck for Crawford with that takedown attempt.
Ananias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Ananias.
Crawford shoots in but Ananias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crawford has a takedown stuffed.
Jose Ananias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel James Crawford.
Ananias looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Ananias.
Crawford misses with a two punch combination.
Crawford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ananias moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ananias. That snapped Crawford's head back.
Crawford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ananias looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.
Crawford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ananias in his tracks.
Crawford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ananias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ananias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Ananias looks to land a left hand but Crawford moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ananias cracks Crawford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crawford with a hook.
Ananias slips under a jab from Crawford.
Ananias misses with an uppercut. Crawford saw that one coming.
Crawford works Ananias's body with a nice hook.
Crawford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ananias misses with a jab to the body
and Crawford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice defenses there by Ananias.
The fighters circling - Ananias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ananias missing with a left hand there. Crawford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawford lands an overhand right.
Ananias swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crawford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Crawford tests Ananias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ananias misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Crawford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ananias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ananias.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawford.
Crawford digs a good hook to Ananias's body.
Crawford moves out of range as Ananias strikes.
Ananias throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawford.
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ananias.
Ananias is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crawford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed right hand from Ananias misses the target.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ananias cracks Crawford with a good jab.
Ananias throws a right hand that misses
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crawford.
Ananias looks to land a right hand but Crawford moved out of range.
Crawford shoots in but no luck this time.
Crawford throws a combination. Ananias tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Crawford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crawford looks winded!
Ananias lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crawford backs up against the cage.
Crawford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ananias lands with a hook. Crawford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crawford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ananias.
Ananias throws a lazy right hand but Crawford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ananias 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.
Crawford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ananias had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ananias cracks Crawford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford slips under a jab.
Ananias ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ananias throws a lazy right hand but Crawford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ananias misses with a straight left.
Ananias cracks Crawford with an open hand slap.
Ananias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crawford moves out of range of the strikes.
Ananias lands a nice hook to Crawford's body. Crawford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ananias keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Ananias misses.
Nice uppercut there from Ananias.
Ananias throws a hook to the side of Crawford's head but Crawford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawford moves out of range as Ananias strikes.
Crawford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crawford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ananias.
Crawford misses with a body shot.
Ananias scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crawford slips a jab from Ananias.
Ananias throws out a loose jab but Crawford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford throws a lazy right hand but Ananias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Crawford there.
Crawford throws a jab when Ananias was well out of range.
Ananias rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Ananias dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ananias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ananias throws a hook but Crawford blocks it.
Ananias throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawford might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ananias throws an overhand right that lands on Crawford's shoulder, as Crawford tries to avoid the shot.
Crawford is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ananias is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Crawford.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawford.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt - Ananias sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crawford scores with a hook.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Ananias.
Crawford throws a right hand that Ananias ducks under and follows up with a left that Ananias also avoids with ease.
Ananias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ananias connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ananias misses the jab.
Ananias waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Ananias misses with an uppercut.
Crawford scores with a hook.
Crawford looks to score with a jab to the body but Ananias is just out of range.
Crawford misses with a hook. Ananias ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford ducks right into an uppercut from Ananias.
Ananias misses with a hook.
Crawford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crawford.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Ananias avoids nicely.
Jose Ananias is winning the standup battle so far.
Ananias slips under a jab.
Crawford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ananias throws out the jab.
Ananias throws a lazy right hand but Crawford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawford slips under a jab from Ananias.
A jab from Crawford does it's job there.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Ananias.
Crawford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ananias.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ananias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ananias connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ananias throws a lazy right hand but Crawford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ananias misses the target.
Crawford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ananias.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ananias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawford.
Ananias misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ananias cracks Crawford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ananias misses with a straight right.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Ananias wants to get back to his feet but Crawford passes into half guard.
Ananias is looking to get back to is feet but Crawford passes into side control.
Ananias tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ananias tries to buck Crawford off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ananias trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Crawford controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ananias is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Crawford controlling the position easily from mount.
Crawford's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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 Jose Ananias will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Crawford does it's job there.
Ananias catches Crawford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Ananias misses with a series of wild punches.
Crawford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ananias.
Crawford throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ananias was covering up waiting for the punch and Crawford finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crawford prevents Ananias from getting back to his feet.
Crawford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Daniel James Crawford has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crawford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawford tries to bum rush Ananias with a series of wild strikes but Ananias uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ananias misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Crawford finds it's way through Ananias's defenses.
Ananias throws an overhand right that lands on Crawford's shoulder, as Crawford tries to avoid the shot.
Jose Ananias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ananias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ananias momentarily.
Ananias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawford manages to avoid it.
Crawford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ananias throws a jab when Crawford was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ananias.
Crawford cracks Ananias with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ananias fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crawford looks to throw the jab but Ananias is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ananias throws a big shot that misses.
Crawford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Ananias.
Crawford connects with a jab.
Ananias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt.
Crawford shoots in looking for a takedown. Ananias tries to sprawl out of it but Crawford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ananias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose Ananias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel James Crawford.
Crawford slips a straight right by Ananias.
Ananias throws a big shot that misses.
Ananias swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Ananias misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ananias misses the jab.
Crawford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ananias on the side of the head.
Ananias misses with a looping left.
Ananias misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crawford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ananias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ananias getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ananias misses with a body shot
and Crawford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ananias ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Ananias walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ananias.
Ananias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ananias looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Crawford.
Crawford pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ananias back to the cage. Crawford follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ananias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Crawford or perhaps it was just good defense by Ananias which made him look bad.
Crawford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ananias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ananias looks like he's trying to stand up.
Daniel James Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Ananias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel James Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ananias 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daniel James Crawford!
A relieved looking Daniel James Crawford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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