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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Alvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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169 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mateo Alvar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvar.
Crawford moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Crawford.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvar.
Alvar moves forwards but Crawford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crawford tries to keep at a distance but Alvar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crawford gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alvar wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Alvar saw that one coming.
Alvar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
Nice sprawl there from Crawford as Alvar shoots in.
Danny Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Alvar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a hook but Alvar avoids it easily.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawford as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Crawford.
Alvar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawford to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawford scores with a hook.
Alvar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawford, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvar is trying to pull guard but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Alvar wants to take the fight to the mat but Crawford manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvar tries to land a knee to the head but Crawford blocks with his arms.
Alvar fails to pull guard.
Alvar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawford lands with a hook. Alvar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvar shoots for a takedown but Crawford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford lands a jab to the head.
Alvar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crawford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alvar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crawford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crawford stops a takedown attempt from Alvar.
Crawford stops a takedown attempt from Alvar.
Alvar tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the cage and eventually Alvar drops back down to his feet.
Alvar looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar tries to pull guard but Crawford won't allow it.
Alvar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crawford is trying to break free.
Alvar tries to score a body lock takedown but Crawford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crawford is trying to force a seperation but Alvar has the dominant position.
Alvar is trying to pull guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crawford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crawford cracks Alvar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvar takes one on the button.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crawford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Alvar moved out of range nicely.
Crawford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alvar is looking to clinch.
A jab from Crawford misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford throws an overhand right that lands on Alvar's shoulder, as Alvar tries to avoid the shot.
Crawford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alvar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danny Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Alvar moves away and avoids it.
Danny Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvar moves out of range as Crawford strikes.
Alvar ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Crawford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crawford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvar on the side of the head.
Crawford cracks Alvar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvar throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawford jabs Alvar right on the nose. Alvar blinks but takes it well.
Alvar slips under a jab.
Alvar tries to clinch up.
Crawford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawford lands with a nice body punch.
Crawford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvar.
Good shot there by Crawford.
Alvar walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford swings for the body but Alvar moves out of range.
Crawford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danny Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Crawford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvar at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Crawford misses.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Alvar saw that one coming.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Alvar moved out of range nicely.
Crawford dips to his left and cracks Alvar with an uppercut!
Alvar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crawford wants to break free but Alvar has control.
Alvar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crawford's efforts to push away.
Crawford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crawford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alvar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crawford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danny Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Alvar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvar moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Alvar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Alvar ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
A punch lands to the side of Alvar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford throws a big shot that misses.
Alvar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawford as he jumps to the side.
Alvar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawford defends it nicely.
Alvar is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Alvar moved out of range.
A jab from Crawford misses.
Crawford misses with a hook. Alvar ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Crawford misses.
Alvar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Crawford as he checks the leg kick.
Crawford misses with a straight left.
Alvar moves out of range as Crawford strikes.
Alvar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvar moves away from the strike by Crawford.
Alvar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Alvar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawford is fending him off so far but Alvar persists. Nope, Crawford circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Alvar with that takedown attempt.
Alvar dives in and grabs Crawford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes down on Alvar's head and hops out.
Alvar staying out of range there.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Alvar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawford throws out the jab.
Alvar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crawford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvar can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crawford misses with a hook. Alvar ducked under it nicely.
Alvar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Alvar moves away and avoids it.
Alvar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crawford scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Crawford dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alvar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
A jab lands there for Crawford.
Nice takedown defense from Crawford. No joy for Alvar on that attempt.
Crawford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvar manages to avoid it.
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvar.
Alvar moves away from the strike by Crawford.
Nice straight punches there by Crawford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawford.
Crawford connects with a right hand. Alvar shakes it off.
Crawford throws a jab when Alvar was well out of range.
Alvar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crawford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvar.
Crawford misses with a body shot.
Crawford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvar under the eye.
Alvar slips under a jab from Crawford.
Crawford throws a right hand that misses
enabling Alvar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a hook
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvar tries to clinch up.
Alvar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawford stuffs the takedown.
Alvar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Crawford is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Alvar.
Alvar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford misses with a hook. Alvar ducked under it nicely.
Alvar tries to clinch there but Crawford circles away.
Alvar tries to clinch there but Crawford circles away.
Alvar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crawford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawford.
Crawford throws a shot from downtown. Alvar moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Crawford. Beautiful body shot.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Alvar moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Crawford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvar defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Alvar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawford slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danny Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Alvar.
Crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvar. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvar tries to clinch up.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body. Alvar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
Crawford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawford lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawford as he jumps to the side.
Alvar slips a straight right by Crawford.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Alvar saw that one coming.
Alvar slips under a jab from Crawford.
Crawford stuns Alvar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvar.
Crawford throws the left hand but Alvar avoids the punch easily.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crawford jabs Alvar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mateo Alvar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvar defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Crawford. That snapped Alvar's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvar slips a straight right by Crawford.
Alvar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvar's hands.
Alvar ducks right into an uppercut from Crawford.
Alvar slips a jab from Crawford.
Crawford misses with an uppercut.
Alvar goes for a double leg but Crawford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crawford continues to drive forward.
Crawford wants to break free but Alvar has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Crawford!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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