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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noah Gundersen - Oh Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Baddabing!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baddabing takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crowe looks to land a body kick but Baddabing moved away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Baddabing 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.
A head kick misses from Crowe.
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baddabing checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slim Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Baddabing sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crowe tries to land a front kick but Baddabing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crowe throws a good cross that connects.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crowe.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baddabing sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
Nice body kick from Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throws a shot to the body.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Baddabing.
Baddabing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baddabing misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Baddabing.
Crowe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baddabing takes one to the chin there.
Crowe throws a lazy right hand but Baddabing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baddabing. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by Crowe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crowe.
Baddabing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crowe throws a solid leg kick but Baddabing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crowe.
Baddabing misses with a lunging right hand
and Baddabing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baddabing lands with an uppercut that bounces Crowe off the cage and back into range.
Crowe walks into a straight right hand from Baddabing.
Crowe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baddabing's head.
Crowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Crowe tries to land a leg kick but Baddabing saw it coming and moves away.
Crowe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crowe lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe.
Baddabing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crowe looks to land a body kick but Baddabing moved away.
Crowe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baddabing moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowe misses the body punch
and Baddabing counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crowe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Baddabing is looking to advance position but Crowe won't allow it.
Crowe is staying active underneath Baddabing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baddabing might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crowe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Baddabing slips a nice elbow through Crowe's hands, connecting with Crowe's forehead.
Baddabing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crowe is staying active underneath Baddabing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baddabing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crowe defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Baddabing seems to be working for a kimura but Crowe defends the submission attempt.
Baddabing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crowe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baddabing.
Crowe tries to kick Baddabing off but Baddabing keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baddabing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crowe defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baddabing is taking a breather. Crowe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crowe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Crowe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baddabing avoids a kick to the body.
Baddabing tries to bum rush Crowe with a series of wild strikes but Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses.
Crowe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baddabing.
Nice uppercut there from Baddabing.
Baddabing misses with an uppercut.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Baddabing lands a glancing blow to the side of Crowe's head.
Baddabing throws a right hand that misses
and Crowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baddabing checks a leg kick nicely.
Baddabing walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe scores with a push kick.
It looks like Crowe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Crowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crowe throws a solid leg kick but Baddabing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Baddabing sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baddabing might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Baddabing throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe feints and then cracks Baddabing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baddabing down.
Crowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crowe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baddabing finds it's way round the side to connect with Crowe's head.
Crowe tries to land a front kick but Baddabing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice jab there from Baddabing.
Baddabing checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baddabing misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Baddabing moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Baddabing moved away.
Baddabing throws out a powerful jab.
Baddabing blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Baddabing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crowe throws a sloppy head kick and Baddabing moves out of range easily.
Crowe scores with a leg kick.
Crowe connects with an inside leg kick.
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crowe throws a push kick but Baddabing slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a low kick as Baddabing jumps back.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Baddabing sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baddabing moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a kick to the body.
Crowe throws an overhand right that lands on Baddabing's shoulder, as Baddabing tries to avoid the shot.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baddabing was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Baddabing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Baddabing. That snapped Crowe's head back.
Baddabing walks into a straight right hand from Crowe.
Crowe scores with a punch to the head.
Crowe throws a low kick, looking for Baddabing's leg but Baddabing calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe thows a body kick. Baddabing tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crowe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crowe tries to score with a low kick but Baddabing moves his leg out of the way.
Baddabing has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crowe.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crowe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baddabing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crowe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baddabing scores with a sloppy right hand. Crowe should have avoided that one.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowe throws a push kick but Baddabing slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baddabing misses the jab.
Crowe connects with the punch.
Crowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baddabing's sensitive parts.
Baddabing is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Crowe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Baddabing just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Baddabing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe slips under a jab from Baddabing.
Baddabing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baddabing's calf.
Baddabing scores with a decent looking hook.
Slim Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baddabing throws a right hand that misses
and Crowe counters with a leg kick.
Crowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baddabing wants to slow Crowe down by chopping away at his legs.
Baddabing misses with a body shot
and Crowe counters with a low kick, right behind Baddabing 's knee.
Baddabing tries to bum rush Crowe with a series of wild strikes but Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crowe slips a jab from Baddabing.
Baddabing lands a nice hook to Crowe's body. Crowe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Baddabing as he connects with a hook.
Crowe misses the jab.
Crowe pushes Baddabing away with a front kick.
Baddabing misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baddabing throws the left hand but Crowe avoids the punch easily.
Baddabing scores with a hook.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Crowe scoring well with a low kick there.
Crowe lands with a cross.
Crowe throws a hook but Baddabing avoids it easily.
Crowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crowe scoring well with a low kick there.
Baddabing scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Baddabing. That snapped Crowe's head back.
Crowe swings for the body but Baddabing moves out of range.
Crowe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baddabing fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baddabing swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crowe.
Crowe is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe.
Oh Crowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Baddabing throws out a powerful jab.
Crowe gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Baddabing gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Crowe is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Baddabing!
A relieved looking Manny Baddabing thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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