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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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177 lbs
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18
170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 Helsinki, Elvin Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Um!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Um will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Um manages to avoid it.
Um tries to clinch up
and Crosby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Um moves in looking to clinch but Crosby pushes him off.
Crosby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Um swivels and escapes.
Andre Um seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Um rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crosby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Um manages to circle out of the way.
Um is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Um looks to throw the jab but Crosby is out of range.
Crosby is looking for a counter combo.
Um moves in looking to clinch but Crosby pushes him off.
Crosby tries to counter by clinching up but Um breaks away and moves out of range.
Um tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crosby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Um manages to avoid it.
Um misses with a combination
and Crosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crosby's hands.
Um scores with a nice strike.
Um throws a lazy uppercut
and Crosby counters with a straight right hand.
Um rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Um is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Um swings widly with a right hand
and Crosby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crosby seems to be looking for submissions.
Um blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crosby.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Um is trying is best to control the position here.
Um is trying to stand back up but Crosby is controlling him
Crosby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crosby controlling the action here.
Crosby stops Um from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crosby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Um wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Um tries to clinch but Crosby is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Um wants to clinch but Crosby slips to the side
and Crosby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um moves in looking to clinch but Crosby pushes him off.
Um uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crosby has time to react.
Um connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crosby's hands.
Um swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crosby counters by clinching up.
Um looks winded!
Crosby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosby avoids the body shot from Um.
Crosby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crosby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Um will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Um looks to land a left hand but Crosby moved out of range nicely.
Um is looking to clinch but Crosby is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Um tries to clinch there but Crosby circles away.
Crosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crosby swats away the attempt to clinch by Um.
Crosby shoots in looking for a takedown but Um manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crosby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crosby avoids the head kick by Um.
The fight stays on the outside here - Um looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crosby shoots for a double leg takedown but Um sprawls well. He's pushed Crosby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Crosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Um wants to clinch up but Crosby keeps it at a distance.
Crosby dives in and grabs Um's left leg, looking for a takedown. Um pushes down on Crosby's head and hops out.
Crosby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Um will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Um goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Um throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Um throws a combination that misses
and Um takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crosby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Um avoids it really well and circles away.
Crosby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Um but Um pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Um lands a nice shot that snaps Crosby's head back.
Um misses with a wild combination.
Crosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Andre Um is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um wants to clinch.
Crosby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Um manages to circle out of the way.
Crosby with a lazy takedown attempt
and Um counters with a left and a right that stings Crosby.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Crosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosby shoots in but no luck this time.
Um tries to close the distance and clinch but Crosby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crosby tries to counter by clinching up but Um breaks away and moves out of range.
Um looks to clinch
and Crosby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Um.
Um throws a solid leg kick but Crosby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Um.
Andre Um seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Um throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crosby on the side of the head.
Crosby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Um tries to close the distance and clinch but Crosby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crosby tries to keep at a distance but Um has taken the fight into the clinch.
Um prevents a takedown attempt there.
Um stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crosby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Um fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Um 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Um lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crosby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crosby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Crosby misses its target.
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Um has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Um duly obliges.
Crosby is rocked!
Crosby leaves his chin hanging out and Um seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Crosby crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Um!
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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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