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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Crowley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Bryant's chin.
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190 cm
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210 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Crowley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Bryant! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crowley swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Crowley tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot. Bryant feints a jab promting Crowley to slip. Bryant then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crowley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Crowley moves out of range as Bryant throws a body kick.
Crowley scores with the left hand. Bryant knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mark Bryant has been cut. Bryant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Bryant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crowley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryant's hands. Crowley misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bryant lands with a good body shot. Bryant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Crowley throws a right hand that misses
and Bryant counters with a left and a right that stings Crowley. Crowley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bryant scores with a head kick.
Crowley misses with a lunging right hand
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Crowley. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet. Crowley is looking to chop away at Bryant's legs. Bryant looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Crowley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryant feints the counter takedown. Crowley misses with a combination
and Bryant counters with a series of strikes. Crowley will be more careful next time no doubt. Bryant checks a low kick from Crowley. Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crowley digs a good hook to Bryant's body.
Crowley throws a nice looking combination but Bryant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Crowley throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bryant scores with a one two! Crowley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Crowley throws an overhand right that lands on Bryant's shoulder, as Bryant tries to avoid the shot. Despite the aggression on Bryant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Crowley throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bryant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Crowley misses with a double jab
and Bryant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Bryant scores with a one two! Crowley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Bryant slips under a jab from Crowley. Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Crowley shows good takedown defense. Bryant tries a low kick but Crowley avoids it. Crowley ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Crowley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Crowley. Crowley avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Eric Crowley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Crowley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Bryant responds with a good body kick, but Crowley manages to step out the way in time. The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sloppy strikes from Crowley. Those never looked like landing. Bryant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Bryant slips under a jab. Despite the aggression on Bryant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Crowley throws a right and a left that both miss. Bryant moves in looking to clinch but Crowley pushes him off. Bryant scores with a shot to the body.
Crowley with a jab. Bryant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crowley rather than just go for the knockout. Crowley throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bryant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Eric Crowley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bryant tries to land a front kick but Crowley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Bryant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crowley counters with a right hand to the body. Crowley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Crowley with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowley throws out the jab. Crowley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowley lands a nice looking body shot.
Crowley missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Crowley misses the shot to the body. 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 Eric Crowley will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mark Bryant's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bryant misses with a two punch combination.
Crowley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Bryant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crowley to score with a decent uppercut. Some wild striking there from Crowley.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crowley throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryant. A countering left hand to the body from Bryant misses. Crowley scores with a sloppy right hand. Bryant should have avoided that one. Bryant tries to clinch up but Crowley circles away and keeps his distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crowley misses with an uppercut
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bryant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crowley avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Crowley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant. Nice shot lands for Bryant. Eric Crowley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bryant tries to clinch but Crowley moves out of range. Good exchange - Crowley coming out on top. Bryant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Crowley misses with a left hand and Bryant counters with a two punch combo. Crowley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away. Bryant tries to counter by closing the distance. Bryant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Crowley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A bone on bone clash there as Bryant blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Crowley. That snapped Bryant's head back.
That has opened up Mark Bryant's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bryant slips under a jab from Crowley. Bryant slips a jab and a cross from Crowley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Crowley stuns Bryant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bryant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crowley as he jumps to the side. Crowley misses the jab. Bryant walks into a stiff left hand from Crowley. Crowley lands a jab to the head.
Oooooh!!! Crowley has knocked Bryant down with a huge combo! Crowley steps away and waves a wobbly Bryant back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bryant is rocked! Bryant walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Crowley swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Crowley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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