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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Camron Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kung Fu Fighting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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151 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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154 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camron Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawford tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Crawford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee shoots in but Crawford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Crawford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Crawford sprawls well.
Camron Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lee.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Crawford there.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Crawford tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford gets full guard.
Lee pushing down on Crawford's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crawford doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
Crawford is looking to escape.
Crawford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lee has gone for a leg lock! Crawford slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lee's guard.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crawford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Crawford tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee looks gassed!
Crawford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Crawford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops Crawford from standing up.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crawford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crawford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Crawford is retaining full guard.
Crawford lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Camron Crawford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Crawford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawford.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Crawford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lee being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lee has gone for a leg lock! Crawford slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lee's guard.
Crawford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crawford tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
Crawford pushing down on Lee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Crawford is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crawford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Crawford tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Crawford seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lee controls his leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Crawford moved out of range.
Crawford waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lee.
Crawford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Camron Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lee.
Crawford's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crawford duly obliges.
It looks like John Lee has been cut.
Crawford clinches up against the ropes.
Crawford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawford lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Crawford.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Crawford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Crawford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crawford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crawford landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Crawford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crawford gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Crawford lands an elbow inside.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camron Crawford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawford. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses.
Lee shoots in but Crawford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crawford misses with a two punch combination.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Donk. Crawford catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Crawford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Camron Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lee.
Crawford forces Lee back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Lee looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Crawford has picked Lee up and slammed him! Lee can't keep hold of the triangle and Crawford manages to pass to side control!
Crawford decides to stand back up. Crawford steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet.
Crawford gets a clinch.
Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Crawford which made him look bad.
Lee blocks a head kick by Crawford.
Crawford throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Crawford misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
A big left from Crawford misses.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Crawford didn't expect that.
Lee drops back looking for a leg! Crawford is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crawford manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Crawford's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Crawford wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee throws a strike but Crawford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crawford decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet.
Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
Crawford makes his way to full guard, as Lee worked for a kimura.
Lee won't allow Crawford to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Crawford gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
John Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawford wants to get back to his feet.
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Crawford defends the submission attempt.
Crawford looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Lee.
I think Crawford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Camron Crawford!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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