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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by John Legend - Who Do We Think We Are . Stevens has chosen Can't Hold Us 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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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Stevens!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens misses with a straight left.
Crawford pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens stalls.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevens.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens drives through and clinches with Crawford against the cage.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crawford avoids it.
Stevens is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
Stevens trying to control the position but instead, Crawford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevens into the cage.
Stevens breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawford wants to clinch but Stevens slips to the side
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stevens.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens manages to pull guard.
Crawford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stevens wants to control the position but Crawford says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control but Crawford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Crawford manages to pass to mount!
Crawford content just to control the position here.
Stevens tries to hold on but Crawford postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to escape the mount.
Crawford controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crawford controlling from the full mount.
Stevens tries to hold on but Crawford postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Stevens misses.
Crawford wants to clinch
and Stevens counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crawford is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that TJ Crawford will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crawford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
TJ Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevens circles away.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Crawford's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crawford is defending well for now.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stevens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawford.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Stevens pulls guard successfully.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Stevens is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Crawford dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control but Crawford postures up.
Stevens is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crawford asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Crawford is staying tight to Stevens's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stevens is pushing Crawford's head away, looking to escape. Crawford manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crawford is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Stevens's face as Crawford controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crawford asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Crawford taking a breather here.
Crawford stands up and beckons Stevens to his feet.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens clinches with his opponent.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens lands a nice shot that snaps Crawford's head back.
Stevens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens is trying to stall.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stevens.
It looks like TJ Crawford has been cut.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens stalling in the clinch but Crawford improves position.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford forces Stevens back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
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 TJ Crawford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens looks for the body kick but Crawford saw that one coming.
Stevens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawford counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crawford defends well and Stevens ends up having to push Crawford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crawford avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens wants to take the fight to the mat but Crawford manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
TJ Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Stevens.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crawford blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Stevens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crawford keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford moves into range and clinches up with Stevens.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crawford avoids it.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Crawford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
TJ Crawford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevens pushes off an throws an elbow but Crawford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens working Crawford over with knees to the body.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevens circles away.
Stevens throws a head kick but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Stevens.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Crawford slips the punch.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stevens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Stevens is trying to push Crawford away but Crawford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Crawford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
Stevens has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Crawford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Crawford forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Crawford working Stevens over with knees to the body.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevens drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford lands a knee to the body.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Crawford clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawford closes the distance and pushes Stevens back into the cage.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Crawford circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Stevens keeps it at a distance.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens tries to keep at a distance but Crawford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Crawford forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stevens is trying to maintain a safe position but Crawford gets an underhook and turns Stevens into the cage.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens fails to pull guard.
Stevens is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens looking to stall.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Crawford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawford to keep the fight standing.
TJ Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Stevens.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford walks into a stiff left hand from Stevens.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens misses with a knee to the head.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crawford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Crawford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
TJ Crawford has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Crawford moved out of range nicely.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevens circles away.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
TJ Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens rushes Crawford and presses him up against the cage.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevens drops back down to his feet.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens gets through Crawford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawford at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that TJ Crawford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Crawford shakes it off.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
Crawford slips under a jab from Stevens.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevens circles away.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Crawford is out of range.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevens.
Crawford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crawford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens lunges at Crawford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crawford's hand.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Crawford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawford tries to move into range but Stevens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
TJ Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Stevens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stevens trying to stall but Crawford improves his position.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Stevens wants to stall.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crawford is defending well for now.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
Stevens working Crawford over with knees to the body.
Stevens throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stevens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawford smiles and moves away.
Crawford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawford has closed the distance and engaged Stevens in a clinch.
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!
Stevens tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevens drops back down to his feet.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens drags the fight down to the ground.
TJ Crawford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crawford wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Crawford isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Stevens.
Well Crawford 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
TJ Crawford wins by unanimous decision!
TJ Crawford bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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