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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boss Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Crain!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Crain.
A punch combination from Crain misses.
A punch combination from Crain misses.
A lazy left from Tony finds it's target.
Tony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crain.
Some wild striking there from Crain.
No joy there for Crain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tony counters with a series of strikes. Crain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tony misses with a series of wild punches.
Crain misses with a combination
and Tony counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tony doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crain throws a sloppy body shot
and Tony counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tony falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Crain. Those never looked like landing.
Tony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tony.
Crain throws a right hand that Tony ducks under and follows up with a left that Tony also avoids with ease.
Crain looks winded!
Crain swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Crain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crain misses with a double jab
and Tony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crain throws a combination that misses
and Tony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tony tries to bum rush Crain with a series of wild strikes but Crain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tony takes a swing at Crain's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tony counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crain misses the shot to the body.
Crain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tony throws a series of punches but Crain moves out of range.
Crain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tony counters with a two punch combo.
Tony misses with the combination.
Tony is working the combinations to good effect here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crain. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crain misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crain. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony looks to land a combination but Crain avoids it well.
Crain slips a jab and a cross from Tony.
Tony looks to score with a jab to the body but Crain is just out of range.
Crain connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crain. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Tony dominated that 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.
Tony swings for the body but Crain moves out of range.
Crain throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
Crain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tony is looking to wear down Crain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crain misses with a body punch
and Tony counters with a left and a right that stings Crain.
Tony has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crain swings for the body but Tony moves out of range.
Crain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tony gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crain.
Crain throws a shot from downtown. Tony moves away and avoids it.
Tony goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Crain does no damage.
Tony swinging wildly here.
Crain is breathing heavily.
Tony misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Crain.
Tony darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crain lands with an uppercut that bounces Tony off the cage and back into range.
Crain misses the shot to the body.
Tony misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Crain. Those never looked like landing.
Crain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crain misses with a hook
and Tony counters with a three punch combo that has Crain backing up. Crain nods at Tony to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with the combination.
Crain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tony.
Tony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crain misses with the combination.
Crain slips a jab and a cross from Tony.
Crain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crain throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony misses with a few strikes there.
Crain throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Tony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Tony.
Crain throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Tony fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Crain. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crain throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tony.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crain. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tony counters with a stiff right hand.
Tony Crain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crain looks to score with a jab to the body but Tony is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crain throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
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 Boss Tony will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tony swinging wildly here.
Boss Tony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crain thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Crain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crain.
Crain misses with an uppercut
and Tony counters with a one-two to the body.
Crain takes a swing at Tony's ribcage but misses.
Crain swinging wildly here.
Crain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tony.
Crain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain misses with a body shot.
Crain throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Crain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crain misses with a double jab
and Tony counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Tony. Those never looked like landing.
Crain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Tony.
Crain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony misses with a double jab.
Boss Tony is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain misses with a two punch combination.
Tony throws a series of punches but Crain avoids them all with ease.
Crain misses with a two punch combination.
Crain throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crain.
Crain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tony counters with a series of strikes. Crain will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Crain misses.
Crain dodges the punch combination from Tony.
Tony scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crain misses with a hook to the body
and Tony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tony getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tony throws a nice looking combination but Crain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crain.
No joy there for Crain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Crain does no damage.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony swinging wildly here.
Tony misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Tony misses.
Boss Tony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crain throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range.
Crain scores with a hook to the body. Tony takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crain throws a combination that misses
and Tony counters with a series of strikes. Crain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tony Crain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony avoids the body shot from Crain.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Tony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tony has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Tony!
After the fight, Boss Tony was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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