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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Boyd!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford misses with a wild combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boyd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crawford - the referee stops the clock and Boyd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crawford. Boyd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boyd shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Boyd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Boyd circles away.
Boyd tries to keep at a distance but Crawford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crawford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crawford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boyd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boyd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boyd tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Crawford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Boyd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyd tries to clinch up.
Boyd slips a jab and a cross from Crawford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd tries to bum rush Crawford with a series of wild strikes but Crawford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boyd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Robert Boyd has been cut.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Crawford throws a combination. Boyd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crawford throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Boyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford stalks Boyd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boyd's face. Boyd staggers backwards, shaken.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Boyd avoids nicely.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses
and Boyd counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crawford throws a lazy head kick
and Boyd counters with a two punch combo.
Crawford lands with an overhand left.
Boyd fails with the takedown
and Crawford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crawford working hard to break the clinch.
Crawford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crawford.
Boyd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Boyd blocks the low kick.
Boyd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawford to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawford tries for a takedown but Boyd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boyd as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Boyd both land. Nice combination.
Boyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boyd tries to avoid it but Crawford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boyd to the ground. Boyd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Boyd avoids them all with ease.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyd.
Crawford misses with a hook to the body
and Boyd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boyd closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boyd shoots in but no luck this time.
Crawford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crawford lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crawford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crawford taking a breather here.
Crawford working the strikes but Boyd uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Boyd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyd slaps away a takedown attempt from Crawford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyd.
Crawford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyd throws a series of punches but Crawford avoids them all with ease.
Rex Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boyd tries to clinch
and Crawford counters with a one-two to the body.
That has opened up Robert Boyd's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Crawford - just one landing.
Crawford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawford clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford wants to take the fight to the mat but Boyd manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boyd tries to land a knee to the head but Crawford blocks with his arms.
Boyd tries to land a knee to the head but Crawford blocks with his arms.
Boyd connects with a knee to the head.
Boyd missing with knees to the body.
Crawford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford looking to stall.
Crawford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boyd pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford 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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Boyd moves out of range easily.
Rex Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No luck for Boyd with that takedown attempt.
Boyd thumps Crawford with a low kick.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
Boyd gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Crawford manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boyd works over Crawford with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a strike but Crawford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crawford throws a big elbow that misses.
Boyd wants to sweep here but Crawford controlling him for the moment.
Crawford wants to pass the guard but Boyd is keeping the position.
Crawford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crawford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to pass into half guard but Boyd pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Boyd is in guard.
Crawford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crawford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crawford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crawford is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Boyd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyd tries to sprawl but Crawford drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyd's head.
Crawford thows a huge punch but Boyd dodges it nicely.
Crawford is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Crawford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Boyd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crawford stalks Boyd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boyd's face. Boyd staggers backwards, shaken.
Crawford throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
Rex Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford with a nice cross.
Crawford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boyd avoids it really well and circles away.
Crawford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyd is just out of range.
Crawford misses with a right hand
and Boyd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crawford's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boyd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyd landing a few strikes.
Boyd cracks Crawford with a big elbow.
Boyd cracks Crawford with a big right hand but Crawford just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boyd throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boyd trying to control the position but Crawford is working away.
Boyd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crawford down.
Boyd lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boyd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crawford down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyd trying to control the position but Crawford is working away.
Crawford tries to buck Boyd off but Boyd is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boyd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
An elbow from Boyd crashes against the mat.
Boyd working away.
Boyd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boyd has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Crawford!
Crawford is in a horrible position here. Boyd smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boyd looking to finish Crawford with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crawford!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford can't escape the position.
The referee warns Crawford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boyd lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boyd landing shots from mount.
Crawford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boyd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crawford sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crawford is refusing to be controlled, as Boyd sits in half guard.
Crawford tries to get to full guard but Boyd has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boyd is trying to work for a kimura but Crawford is defending well.
Crawford wants to improve his position but Boyd is controlling well.
Boyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyd seems to be working for a kimura but Crawford defends the submission attempt.
Robert Boyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rex Crawford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crawford is trying is best to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Boyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crawford 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Crawford!
After the big win, Rex Crawford made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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