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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Stanton Crowe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Crowe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crowe there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels checks the leg kick.
Crowe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Crowe scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowe.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crowe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Crowe stopping the sweep attempt from Daniels.
Crowe lands a couple of digs.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels managing to control the position.
Crowe lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses.
Crowe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crowe postures up.
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!
Daniels pulls Crowe in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crowe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Daniels hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.
Crowe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniels throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels lunges at Crowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crowe's hand.
Crowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Crowe on that attempt.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Daniels.
Crowe throws a right hand that misses
and Crowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Crowe thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crowe misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Daniels slips under a jab from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Daniels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe walks into a left hand.
Crowe throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Crowe is looking to wear down Daniels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crowe misses with a body punch
and Daniels counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Crowe.
Crowe moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crowe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels jabs Crowe right on the nose. Crowe blinks but takes it well.
Crowe throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels slips under a jab from Crowe.
Crowe swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Stanton Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Daniels.
Crowe slips a straight right by Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crowe shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels scores with a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by Crowe.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
Crowe misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels counters with a left to the body.
Stanton Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Crowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crowe misses with a left hand
and Daniels counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Crowe misses
and Daniels counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels pushes Crowe away with a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Crowe misses
and Daniels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crowe's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crowe is defended easily by Daniels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe gets a takedown into half guard.
Daniels gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stanton Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crowe's calf.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowe misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daniels.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daniels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crowe has time to react.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels thuds his right hand into Crowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crowe scores with a jab to the head.
Crowe swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Crowe misses
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crowe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daniels.
Crowe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crowe checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crowe misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels sizes up Crowe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crowe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Stanton Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crowe preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Daniels holds on and takes a little breather.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crowe postures up and lands a big shot to Daniels's brow.
Daniels trying to control the position.
Crowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels looking to control.
Crowe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crowe trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Crowe looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is adopting a defensive guard.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses.
Crowe pushing down on Daniels's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crowe is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowe is looking to advance position but Daniels won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe'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.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crowe.
Crowe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Daniels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crowe on the side of the head.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Crowe ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowe misses the jab.
Crowe takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Crowe swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crowe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crowe prevents Daniels from improving his position.
Crowe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.
Daniels wants to get back to full guard.
Crowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crowe thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
Crowe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniels trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crowe lands a nice short elbow.
Crowe misses with a head shot. Daniels uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe scoring with some ground and pound.
Crowe postures up.
Crowe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crowe throws an elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crowe's guard. Nice move by Daniels!
Crowe has a closed guard, preventing Daniels from standing up.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels being controlled here momentarily.
Crowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
John Daniels has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daniels.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Crowe pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe had his way with John Daniels in that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crowe tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daniels lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daniels misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crowe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crowe lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crowe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Crowe.
Daniels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Crowe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a leg kick.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Crowe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels tried to score with a low kick but Crowe checks it.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe scores with a hook.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.
John Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels scores with a hook to the body. Crowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crowe throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Crowe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowe digs a good hook to Daniels's body.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Crowe's head.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Crowe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Crowe throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!
Daniels scores with a push kick.
Daniels 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.
Crowe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crowe lands with a shot to the body.
Crowe walks into a jab.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crowe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe wins by unanimous decision!
Stanton Crowe retains his heavyweight title!
Stanton Crowe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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