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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fujimoto Kyotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fujimoto Kyotaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kyotaro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kyotaro is trying to control the position but Crawford postures up.
Kyotaro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crawford on the ground.
Crawford throwing strikes from guard but Kyotaro blocks nicely.
Crawford with a nice head shot there.
Crawford chips away with some ground and pound.
Crawford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyotaro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crawford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kyotaro's head.
Crawford is working Kyotaro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crawford distracts Kyotaro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford throws a big right hand that misses.
Crawford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crawford landing some decent shots from guard.
Crawford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kyotaro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyotaro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crawford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crawford is working Kyotaro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crawford lands a couple of elbows.
Crawford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crawford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kyotaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crawford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crawford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crawford with a nice head shot there.
Crawford postures up and lands a big shot to Kyotaro's brow.
Kyotaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kyotaro has momentary wrist control but Crawford slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyotaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crawford distracts Kyotaro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crawford preventing the sweep.
Crawford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crawford landing some decent shots from guard.
Crawford is in close to Kyotaro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kyotaro looking for a sweep. Not yet Kyotaro, not yet.
Crawford distracts Kyotaro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crawford lands a couple of elbows.
Crawford landing with the ground and pound.
Crawford landing some decent shots from guard.
Crawford is working Kyotaro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crawford lands a couple of digs.
Kyotaro trying to control the position.
Crawford advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kyotaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crawford tries to stand and escape but Kyotaro is controlling the position.
Kyotaro wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Crawford is going to stand back up.
Crawford lands strikes from half guard.
Kyotaro wants to get back to full guard.
Crawford lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crawford connects with a nice short shot to Kyotaro's temple.
Crawford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crawford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crawford lands with a punch from half guard.
Crawford lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crawford lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyotaro is looking to escape.
Kyotaro has hold of Crawford's hands but Crawford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crawford wants to stand up but Kyotaro is controlling the position.
Ground and pound from Crawford.
Crawford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crawford is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kyotaro!
Crawford is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kyotaro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crawford lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crawford lands a big elbow.
Kyotaro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyotaro is in a horrible position here. Crawford smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crawford punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crawford connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Crawford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crawford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kyotaro managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Kyotaro managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Kyotaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyotaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kyotaro regains guard immediately.
Crawford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crawford throwing strikes but missing.
Kyotaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crawford.
Crawford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crawford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kyotaro trying to keep a closed guard but Crawford is proving a slippery customer.
Crawford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kyotaro trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford works over Kyotaro with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kyotaro is proving hard to escape from.
Kyotaro looking to control.
Crawford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crawford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crawford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyotaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crawford cracks Kyotaro with a solid left hand.
Crawford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crawford postures up and lands a big shot to Kyotaro's brow.
Crawford wants to stand and escape but instead Kyotaro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kyotaro wanted to stand there but Crawford had control of the position.
Crawford wriggles free and stands up.
Kyotaro punishes Crawford's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kyotaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terrance Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kyotaro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Crawford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyotaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kyotaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crawford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kyotaro has momentary wrist control but Crawford slips an elbow through the middle.
Crawford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crawford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crawford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crawford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kyotaro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crawford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kyotaro wants to sweep but no luck.
Kyotaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crawford.
Crawford postures up and lands a big shot to Kyotaro's brow.
Crawford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crawford landing some decent shots from guard.
Crawford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crawford throwing strikes but missing.
Crawford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crawford won't allow Kyotaro to sweep him here.
Crawford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crawford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kyotaro's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyotaro looking to control.
Crawford gets to his feet. Kyotaro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford shoots in and drives through. Kyotaro sprawls well.
Nice shot by Kyotaro.
Kyotaro lands with a hook. Crawford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kyotaro lands a jab-cross combination.
Crawford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kyotaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyotaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyotaro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kyotaro lands with a straight right. Crawford didn't see that one coming.
Fujimoto Kyotaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Kyotaro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyotaro 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 needs to keep his hands up - Kyotaro had a free shot at his head there.
Kyotaro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Crawford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Crawford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crawford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kyotaro avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab from Kyotaro.
A punch lands to the side of Crawford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kyotaro cracks Crawford with an open hand slap.
Crawford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyotaro connects with a jab.
Kyotaro misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford shoots in but Kyotaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crawford needs to keep his hands up - Kyotaro had a free shot at his head there.
Crawford is rocked!
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyotaro defends it nicely.
Fujimoto Kyotaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Crawford.
Nice uppercut lands for Kyotaro. That snapped Crawford's head back.
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyotaro finish him?
Terrance Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyotaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crawford seems to have recovered his senses.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyotaro as he avoids it easily.
Kyotaro scores with a decent looking hook.
Kyotaro scores with a punch to the head.
Kyotaro misses with a double jab.
Kyotaro connects with a body shot that sends Crawford's belly button to the back.
Kyotaro rushes Crawford with punches - Crawford moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Crawford goes down! Kyotaro follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fujimoto Kyotaro!
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