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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuuya Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda comes to the cage accompanied by UnderDog - Test Eagles. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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270 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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225 cm
34
280 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuuya Ueda! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodger Crowe! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crowe moves out of range of the body kick. Ueda tries to clinch up but Crowe circles away and keeps his distance. Ueda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crowe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Crowe breaks the clinch.
Ueda wants to clinch. Ueda on the wrong end of a nice hook. Crowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Crowe getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Ueda tries to clinch but Crowe is having none of it. Ueda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crowe misses with a looping right. Ueda tries to clinch but Crowe is having none of it. Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ueda.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing. Crowe tries to keep at a distance but Ueda has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ueda with a knee to the head.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crowe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Crowe is trying to break the clinch but Ueda has him pressed against the cage. Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Crowe avoids the damage to the body. Crowe avoiding damage as Ueda throws knees to the body.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Ueda. Crowe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ueda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ueda tries to clinch up. Crowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueda. Ueda tries to clinch there but Crowe circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crowe! But no joy. Crowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueda. Ueda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Ueda tries to clinch but Crowe moves out of range. Crowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ueda.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crowe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crowe duly obliges.
It looks like Kuuya Ueda has been cut. Ueda takes one to the chin there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ueda defending well as Crowe loads up on a big left hand. It looked like Ueda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A head kick misses from Ueda. Crowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Ueda. Ueda shoots and misses and Crowe counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ueda is looking to clinch. Crowe looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ueda looks to clinch letting Crowe counter with a right hand. Ueda throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily. Ueda is looking to clinch but Crowe is avoiding it.
Ueda slips under a jab. Ueda tries to clinch but Crowe moves away and Crowe counters with a two punch combo.
Kuuya Ueda's cut is getting worse. Some wild striking there from Crowe.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ueda wants to clinch and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand. Crowe misses the shot to the body. Ueda tried to counter with a leg kick but Crowe avoided it. Ueda moves forwards but Crowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuuya Ueda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Crowe moves out of range of the body kick. Crowe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Crowe throws a right hand that Ueda ducks under and follows up with a left that Ueda also avoids with ease. Ueda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Ueda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Ueda tries to clinch up but Crowe circles away and keeps his distance. Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ueda can pounce on him.
Rodger Crowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Crowe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ueda tries to clinch up but Crowe circles away and keeps his distance. Crowe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Crowe lands a jab to the nose.
Jeez, Kuuya Ueda's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Ueda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. It seemed like Crowe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch. Crowe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ueda pushes Crowe up against the cage in a clinch. Ueda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Crowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ueda tries to clinch and Crowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kuuya Ueda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rodger Crowe! The defeated Kuuya Ueda had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Killstreak Clothing'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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