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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crillo comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crillo looks for a takedown but Koothrappali sprawls well.
Koothrappali slaps away a takedown attempt from Crillo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koothrappali tries to work over Crillo's front leg with a kick but Crillo checks it.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koothrappali. Crillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crillo blocks a head kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koothrappali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crillo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crillo lands a few punches from side control.
Koothrappali is trying to improve his position.
Crillo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koothrappali has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crillo landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crillo off and has taken his back!
Koothrappali throws strikes from the back but Crillo rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Crillo.
Crillo has his hands on Koothrappali's head, controlling the position.
Crillo keeping moving, preventing Koothrappali from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo is pulling down on Koothrappali's head. It's preventing any offense from Koothrappali, at least for the moment.
Crillo keeping moving, preventing Koothrappali from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koothrappali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Crillo blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koothrappali, right into the meat.
Crillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Koothrappali sprawls well. He's pushed Crillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koothrappali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koothrappali. Koothrappali obviously looking to wear him down.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koothrappali. Crillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koothrappali throws out a loose jab but Crillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Koothrappali misses.
Crillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koothrappali thumps Crillo with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crillo.
Crillo gets a takedown into half guard.
Crillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koothrappali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crillo.
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. Crillo connects with a nice short shot to Koothrappali's temple.
Koothrappali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crillo drops an elbow to the side of Koothrappali's head.
Crillo is keen to just control but Koothrappali is a slippery customer.
Crillo wants to pass to mount but Koothrappali is defending the position.
Crillo is keen to just control but Koothrappali is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koothrappali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koothrappali wants to control but Crillo is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crillo winds up and cracks Koothrappali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Crillo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koothrappali avoids it really well and circles away.
Koothrappali stuffs the takedown attempt from Crillo. Crillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Koothrappali tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank Crillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Koothrappali.
Crillo shoots for a takedown but Koothrappali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crillo.
Koothrappali tries to clinch but Crillo moves out of range.
Koothrappali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koothrappali throws a low kick, looking for Crillo's leg but Crillo calmly moves out of range.
Koothrappali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Crillo.
Crillo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koothrappali did well to prevent Crillo getting side control.
Crillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koothrappali wants to control but Crillo is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koothrappali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crillo thows a huge punch but Koothrappali dodges it nicely.
Koothrappali looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koothrappali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crillo is nestled in close to Koothrappali, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koothrappali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali wants to control but Crillo is keeping busy.
Koothrappali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koothrappali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crillo.
Crillo controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crillo lands a nice short elbow.
Koothrappali is trying to control but can't.
Koothrappali has hold of Crillo's hands but Crillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koothrappali is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo uses his free foot to push down on Koothrappali's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Koothrappali.
Crillo with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crillo dominating with strikes here.
Koothrappali wants to control but Crillo is having none of it.
Crillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crillo breaks from Koothrappali's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koothrappali is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crillo unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Koothrappali wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Crillo celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Crillo!
Frank Crillo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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