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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy's entrance music is Mienteme. A fine choice. Williamson has chosen Iggy Pop - Lust For Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
21 - 22 - 2 |
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170 cm
44
185 lbs
29 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crazy moves away from the strike by Williamson.
Williamson throws a right hand that Crazy ducks under and follows up with a left that Crazy also avoids with ease.
Igor Crazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Williamson.
Nice sprawl there from Williamson as Crazy shoots in.
Williamson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crazy connects with a leg kick. Williamson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crazy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williamson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crazy cracks Williamson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williamson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crazy manages to avoid it.
Crazy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williamson sprawls and moves away.
Williamson dodges the punch combination from Crazy.
Williamson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crazy feinted with a counter takedown.
Williamson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crazy.
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!
Crazy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crazy tries to bum rush Williamson with a series of wild strikes but Williamson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy clinches up with Williamson and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crazy.
Williamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crazy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Williamson avoiding damage as Crazy throws knees to the body.
Williamson can't find room to land a body shot as Crazy controls the action.
Crazy looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Crazy.
Crazy misses with a punch on the inside.
Williamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crazy tries a knee to the head but Williamson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crazy can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.
Williamson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crazy is defending well.
Crazy throws an elbow that misses.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Crazy is controlling the position.
Come on Williamson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crazy tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Williamson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williamson avoiding damage as Crazy throws knees to the body.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crazy missing with knees to the body.
Crazy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crazy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williamson up against the cage.
Williamson misses with the head strike.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crazy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson can't find room to land a body shot as Crazy controls the action.
Crazy misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Crazy.
Crazy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crazy.
Crazy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away.
Crazy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Williamson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crazy stops a takedown attempt from Williamson.
A right hand to the body from Crazy.
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Crazy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Crazy dominated that round.
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.
Crazy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williamson misses with a hook. Crazy ducked under it nicely.
Crazy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williamson gets a clinch.
Williamson avoiding damage as Crazy throws knees to the body.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.
Crazy tries to land knees in the clinch but Williamson avoids the damage to the body.
Crazy wants to take the fight to the mat but Williamson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crazy lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazy avoiding damage.
Crazy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crazy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crazy misses with a knee strike.
Williamson lands with a right to the head.
Crazy lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crazy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crazy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crazy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crazy misses with a body punch.
Williamson lands a hook that snaps the head of Crazy backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Crazy blocks the elbow strike.
Crazy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crazy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Williamson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crazy lands with a light punch inside.
Williamson tries to work over Crazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crazy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williamson.
Still in the clinch, Williamson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crazy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy scores with a shot to the side of Williamson's head.
Crazy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crazy misses with a knee strike.
Williamson prevents a body shot from Crazy.
Crazy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williamson.
Williamson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crazy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Igor Crazy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crazy.
Williamson dodges an elbow strike from Crazy.
Williamson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williamson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williamson scores with a shoulder strike.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williamson can't find room to land a body shot as Crazy controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crazy keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike from Williamson.
Williamson is trying to trip Crazy. He has hold of a leg but Crazy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williamson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Crazy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Crazy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Williamson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crazy pinned against the cage. Crazy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williamson ducks under a wild hook from Crazy.
Crazy swings for the body but Williamson moves out of range.
Williamson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crazy drops Williamson with a right and a left! Crazy comes rushing in but Williamson regains his composure and manages to keep Crazy in guard.
It looks like Simon Williamson has been cut.
Crazy advances position into side control!
Williamson tries to bench press Crazy off him but Crazy keeps the position.
Crazy trying to control the position but Williamson is working away.
Crazy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williamson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crazy working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson being controlled for a moment.
Crazy 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.
Crazy is chipping away with strikes.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crazy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crazy landing a few strikes.
Crazy scores with punches from side control.
Crazy trying to control the position but Williamson is working away.
Williamson regains half guard.
Crazy content to control rather than advance.
Williamson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crazy working the head and body with strikes.
Crazy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Crazy jumps into side control!
Williamson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crazy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Crazy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around?
Crazy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williamson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williamson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crazy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williamson defends it well.
Crazy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crazy wants to control but Williamson is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson tries to get to full guard but Crazy has control of the leg.
Williamson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williamson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crazy.
Crazy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williamson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crazy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williamson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crazy.
Crazy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williamson looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williamson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Crazy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crazy is trying to control the action in half guard but Williamson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Simon Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Crazy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crazy stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crazy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crazy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Crazy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crazy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Crazy!
Igor Crazy took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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