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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darien Lowry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West- New Slave. Darien Lowry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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168 cm
25
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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150 cm
26
135 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darien Lowry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Crawford! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lowry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lowry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford. Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Lowry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crawford counters with a one-two to the body. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Crawford has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Crawford walks into a stiff left hand from Lowry. Lowry throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford rushes Lowry and presses him up against the cage.
Crawford has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lowry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Crawford keeps control of the position easily here as Lowry tries to buck him off.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Lowry taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Crawford! After the big win, Michael Crawford made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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