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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Hernandez (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 The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Stanton Crowe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergio Hernandez's chin.
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207 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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190 cm
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224 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe has Hernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Hernandez controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hernandez.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Crowe.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crowe tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.
I was talking to Crowe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Crowe.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowe won't allow it.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is working Hernandez over against the cage.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crowe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crowe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.
Crowe pushes Hernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crowe lands a right hand.
Crowe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hernandez looks winded!
Crowe keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Crowe has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Crowe.
Hernandez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Crowe works on Hernandez's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Crowe.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the cage.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Crowe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hernandez avoids the elbow strike from Crowe, against the cage.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Crowe and Hernandez goes tumbling to the canvas! Crowe follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Hernandez is rocked!
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crowe.
Hernandez won't allow Crowe to pass to mount.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Hernandez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Crowe.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Hernandez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crowe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Crowe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crowe.
Crowe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crowe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hernandez has hold of Crowe's hands but Crowe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Crowe thuds a left hand into Hernandez's body.
Hernandez throws the kick towards the body but Crowe avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Crowe misses the target.
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Crowe is out of range.
Hernandez thumps Crowe with a low kick.
Crowe throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Crowe misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanton Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crowe lands a nice hook to Hernandez's body. Hernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
Crowe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crowe digs a good body shot into Hernandez's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Crowe with that takedown attempt.
Sergio Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Crowe.
Crowe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hernandez is defending well.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crowe's elbow.
Crowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Hernandez can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernandez misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the cage.
Crowe pushes Hernandez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe is leaning against Hernandez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Crowe.
Crowe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
A hook to the body from Crowe.
Crowe gets through Hernandez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crowe cracks Hernandez with a nice body shot.
Crowe lands a body punch.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Stanton Crowe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hernandez misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Crowe.
Crowe works on Hernandez's body with a couple of short punches.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernandez is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Crowe.
A short right from Crowe on the inside.
Crowe scores with a shoulder strike.
Hernandez throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Hernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe tries a body shot but Hernandez blocks it.
Crowe misses with an elbow strike.
Crowe digs a right hand into Hernandez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernandez's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Crowe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crowe keeps Hernandez at a distance using the push kick.
Stanton Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crowe drives through and clinches with Hernandez against the cage.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernandez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crowe.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe lands a damaging elbow.
Crowe tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hernandez prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowe cracks Hernandez with a big right hand and Hernandez goes down!
Hernandez is still in real trouble! Can Crowe finish him?
It looks like Sergio Hernandez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is working Hernandez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crowe stands up over Hernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crowe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crowe postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hernandez covers up, he's hurt! Crowe keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Crowe and the ref steps in to end the fight! Crowe can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanton Crowe!
A very excited looking Stanton Crowe rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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