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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel James Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford has chosen Kashmir as his entrance music. 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 Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel James Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford dodges the punch combination from Marcos.
Crawford tries to bum rush Marcos with a series of wild strikes but Marcos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marcos throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford moves forwards but Marcos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marcos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawford.
Marcos throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Marcos fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawford throws the left hand but Marcos avoids the punch easily.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crawford swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos thows a body shot but no joy.
Marcos takes one to the side of the head.
Crawford throws a hook but Marcos avoids it easily.
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawford slips under a jab from Marcos.
Crawford tests Marcos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marcos throws the left hand but Crawford avoids the punch easily.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Marcos connects with a looping right hand.
Marcos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcos throws a big shot that misses.
Marcos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crawford throws a shot to the body.
Crawford lands with a shot to the body.
Crawford slips a jab from Marcos.
Marcos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marcos throws a right and a left that Crawford avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcos staying out of range there.
Marcos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos swings for the body but Crawford moves out of range.
Marcos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crawford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crawford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marcos.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Marcos avoids the body shot from Crawford.
Crawford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Marcos.
Marcos walks into a jab.
Marcos misses with a double jab.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Marcos staying out of range there.
Crawford looks winded!
Marcos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big right from Marcos misses.
Daniel James Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawford throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Crawford lands with a nice body punch.
Marcos looks to land a right hand but Crawford moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Crawford.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawford lands a really nice looking cross but Marcos seems unphased.
Crawford digs a good body shot into Marcos's ribs.
Crawford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crawford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marcos backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
Marcos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawford.
Marcos cracks Crawford with an open hand slap.
Marcos lands with a nice combination. Crawford backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcos tries to bum rush Crawford with a series of wild strikes but Crawford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marcos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Crawford stalks Marcos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marcos's face. Marcos staggers backwards, shaken.
Crawford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcos misses with an uppercut.
Crawford misses with a wild combination.
Crawford throws a shot to the body.
Marcos throws a right and a left that Crawford avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
Marcos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crawford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawford moves out of range as Marcos strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Marcos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marcos throws a series of punches but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcos cracks Crawford with an open hand slap.
Marcos misses with a looping right.
Marcos throws an overhand right that lands on Crawford's shoulder, as Crawford tries to avoid the shot.
Raymond Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Marcos.
Raymond Marcos is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crawford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcos's head.
Marcos ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Marcos throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Crawford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crawford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Marcos takes one on the button.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Marcos 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 breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marcos.
Marcos misses with a straight left.
Crawford lands a jab to Marcos's midsection.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Crawford moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Marcos misses.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Marcos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawford's head backwards.
Crawford moves away from the strike by Marcos.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
Marcos throws a series of punches but Crawford avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Marcos misses its intended target.
Marcos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawford cracks Marcos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
Marcos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawford at a distance.
Marcos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcos throws an overhand right that lands on Crawford's shoulder, as Crawford tries to avoid the shot.
Marcos staying out of range there.
Marcos jabs Crawford right on the nose. Crawford blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcos.
Crawford slips a straight right by Marcos.
Marcos scores with a three punch combo!
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcos takes one on the button.
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.
Sloppy strikes from Marcos. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Marcos misses.
The crowd cheers as Crawford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marcos doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcos was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawford.
Marcos fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crawford connects with a body shot that sends Marcos's belly button to the back.
Crawford takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
Marcos thows a body shot but no joy.
Marcos lands with a right hand.
Marcos throws a right and a left that Crawford avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Marcos. Those never looked like landing.
Crawford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcos.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.
Marcos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marcos misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Marcos misses.
Marcos misses the jab.
Crawford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Marcos misses.
Marcos defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crawford eats them both and turns towards Marcos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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 jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crawford swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos throws a shot from downtown. Crawford moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcos.
Marcos misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Marcos. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Marcos dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marcos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawford throws a hook but Marcos avoids it easily.
Crawford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marcos misses with a hook. Crawford ducked under it nicely.
Marcos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crawford finds it's way round the side to connect with Marcos's head.
Crawford looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcos is just out of range.
Crawford jabs at Marcos's body.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Marcos moved out of range.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Marcos lands a two punch combo.
Marcos just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Marcos looks to land a left hand but Crawford moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Marcos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos lands a glancing blow to the side of Crawford's head.
Crawford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Marcos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crawford throws a lazy right hand but Marcos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcos misses the target.
Crawford looks to throw the jab but Marcos is out of range.
Marcos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawford circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Marcos. Beautiful body shot.
Marcos swings widly with a right hand
and Crawford counters with a three punch combo that has Marcos backing up. Marcos nods at Crawford to acknowledge the strikes.
Marcos misses the jab.
Marcos loads up on a big right hand but Crawford slips the punch.
Crawford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcos.
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcos throws out a loose jab but Crawford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford connects with a jab.
Marcos throws the left hand but Crawford avoids the punch easily.
Crawford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcos slips under a jab from Crawford.
Crawford throws a hook to the side of Marcos's head but Marcos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crawford takes one to the chin there.
Marcos lands with a hook. Crawford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crawford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marcos moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crawford tests Marcos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marcos misses with a hook.
Marcos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Marcos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcos.
Marcos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcos.
Donk. Crawford catches Marcos right on the button with a cross.
Crawford dodges the punch combination from Marcos.
Marcos looks to land a left hand but Crawford moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford scores with a jab.
Crawford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marcos counters with a left and a right that stings Crawford.
Marcos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawford.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Crawford moves out of range as Marcos strikes.
Daniel James Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcos throws out the jab.
Crawford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crawford clobbers Marcos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crawford scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Crawford.
Nice straight punches there by Marcos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marcos.
Marcos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marcos thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Marcos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marcos 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Marcos!
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