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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bary Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again as his entrance music. 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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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bary Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe throws out a powerful jab.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Crowe.
Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crowe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Allen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crowe.
Crowe rushes Allen and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Allen.
Crowe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allen prevents a body shot from Crowe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen blocks the elbow strike.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Crowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
Allen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Allen's defenses.
Crowe crunches a lovely knee into Allen's ribcage.
Allen avoids the elbow strike from Crowe, against the cage.
Crowe pushes off an throws an elbow but Allen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Crowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Allen's face.
It looks like Bary Allen has been cut.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Crowe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crowe misses with an elbow strike.
Crowe scores with a knee to the head.
Allen tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allen misses with some punches.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
Allen avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Allen misses with some punches.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Allen.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen tries to circle away but Crowe has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Crowe.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen blocks the elbow strike.
Crowe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Allen lands a body shot.
Allen avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Crowe connects with a knee to the head.
Allen presses Crowe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen works on Crowe's body with a couple of short punches.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Crowe's ribcage. Crowe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen tries to work over Crowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Allen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen tries to land a front kick but Crowe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
Crowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Crowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crowe momentarily.
Allen jabs Crowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Allen drops Crowe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Crowe looks back up at him and smiles so Allen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Crowe is rocked!
Crowe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Crowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crowe seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Crowe
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bary Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bary Allen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crowe is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen lands a right hook to the body.
Allen cracks Crowe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crowe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Allen finish him?
Crowe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allen is out of range and Crowe settles back down.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe blocks a low kick nicely.
And Crowe responds with a good body kick, but Allen manages to step out the way in time.
Crowe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crowe can do to turn this around?
Crowe moves into range and clinches up with Allen.
Allen works on Crowe's body with a couple of short punches.
Allen blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
Bary Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crowe throws an elbow but it misses.
Allen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Crowe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Allen is unloading with more strikes now! Crowe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bary Allen!
During a confident post fight interview, Bary Allen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Eli Crowe was interviewed post fight and said 'Goldurnit...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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