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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Spazstor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Spazstor has chosen 2Pac feat. T.I. - Changed Man (Jazze Pha Remix) as his entrance music. Zlatan Spazstor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zlatan Spazstor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe shoots in for a double leg but Spazstor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spazstor feints a counter leg kick.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
Crowe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spazstor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Spazstor misses with a wild body shot.
Spazstor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crowe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Zlatan Spazstor has been cut.
Spazstor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Crowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spazstor lunges at Crowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crowe's hand.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Spazstor thows a leg kick but Crowe checks it
and Crowe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spazstor to regain full guard.
Spazstor is looking to stand up but Crowe isn't so interested in that idea.
Spazstor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spazstor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spazstor has momentary wrist control but Crowe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazstor is looking to stand up but Crowe isn't so interested in that idea.
Spazstor kicks Crowe off and gets to his feet.
Spazstor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crowe throws a body punch but Spazstor moves out of range.
Crowe scores with a takedown into Spazstor's guard.
Crowe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spazstor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crowe trying to control here.
Crowe is looking for a sweep. Spazstor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crowe 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.
Crowe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to roll over but Spazstor keeps him under control.
Crowe is working hard here to advance position.
Crowe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crowe is trying to keep Spazstor in close.
Crowe wants to sweep here but Spazstor controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spazstor is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spazstor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spazstor wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crowe holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spazstor misses with a wild body shot.
Spazstor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spazstor misses with a body kick.
Zlatan Spazstor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick from Spazstor.
Crowe attempts a counter takedown but Spazstor avoids it well and moves away.
Crowe misses the jab.
Crowe misses with a two punch combination.
Crowe swings for the body but Spazstor moves out of range.
Spazstor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crowe.
Spazstor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Spazstor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Crowe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spazstor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spazstor lands with a good body shot.
Crowe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spazstor's waist but Spazstor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crowe off to one side.
Spazstor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zlatan Spazstor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Spazstor wants to land a leg kick but Crowe is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Spazstor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crowe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spazstor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spazstor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spazstor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spazstor looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Spazstor moves out of range as Crowe strikes.
Spazstor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe tests Spazstor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spazstor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spazstor throws a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spazstor can pounce on him.
Spazstor tries to move into range but Crowe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crowe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spazstor momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spazstor throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crowe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spazstor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crowe misses the jab.
Spazstor throws a leg kick but Crowe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crowe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crowe has his takedown stuffed
and Spazstor counters with an inside leg kick.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spazstor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Spazstor misses.
Crowe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spazstor can pounce on him.
Crowe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spazstor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
A slow jab from Spazstor misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spazstor manages to avoid it.
Crowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crowe backing away here, and Spazstor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Spazstor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crowe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spazstor misses with a straight left.
Spazstor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crowe blocks a leg kick.
Spazstor swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Spazstor scoring well with a low kick there.
Crowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spazstor lunges at Crowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crowe's hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crowe.
Crowe motions for Spazstor to come forward. Crowe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spazstor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crowe rather than just go for the knockout.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spazstor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spazstor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spazstor moves away.
Spazstor throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Spazstor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crowe checks a leg kick.
Zlatan Spazstor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spazstor misses with a low kick.
Crowe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spazstor!
Crowe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Spazstor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spazstor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Spazstor regains half guard, as Crowe was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spazstor is trying to stand.
Crowe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stanton Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spazstor has hold of Crowe's hands but Crowe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crowe throwing shots but Spazstor is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spazstor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crowe drops an elbow to the side of Spazstor's head.
Crowe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crowe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spazstor defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spazstor manages to avoid it.
Crowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Spazstor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Crowe lands a nice hook to Spazstor's body. Spazstor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crowe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spazstor is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spazstor. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spazstor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spazstor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spazstor misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe punishes Spazstor's body with a nice straight punch.
Crowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spazstor missing with a left hand there. Crowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Crowe - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spazstor walks into a left hand.
Spazstor is rocked!
Spazstor tried to score with a low kick but Crowe checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazstor misses with a leg kick.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Spazstor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Crowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spazstor. Spazstor obviously looking to wear him down.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowe lands the left hand.
Spazstor connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spazstor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Crowe blocks the leg kick.
Spazstor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
Crowe gets a takedown into half guard.
Crowe wants to pass to mount but Spazstor is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe trying to control the action but Spazstor is working from the bottom.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe is trying to control. Spazstor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spazstor is positioning himself well to prevent Crowe advancing to mount.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crowe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spazstor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spazstor keeping hold of Crowe's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spazstor's head.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spazstor to regain full guard.
Spazstor has his feet on Crowe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Spazstor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
That kick from Spazstor tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spazstor thumps Crowe with a low kick.
Crowe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spazstor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Spazstor!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Crowe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Crowe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Spazstor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Spazstor wants to get back to his feet.
Spazstor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spazstor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spazstor.
Spazstor controls Crowe momentarily but Crowe frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crowe 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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