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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. Jorma has chosen Captain Awesome's Theme Song as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jorma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Jorma unleashes a big counter combination but Crane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane looks to land a combination but Jorma avoids it well.
Crane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jorma.
Jorma lands with a hook. Crane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jorma misses with a straight right.
Jorma misses the shot to the body.
Jorma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crane.
Jorma connects with a leg kick. Crane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane scores with a jab. Jorma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane moves out of range of the body kick.
Jorma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crane checks it well.
Crane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorma on the side of the head.
Jorma looks for the body kick but Crane saw that one coming.
Jorma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jorma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jorma walks into a left hand.
A combination from Crane does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jorma, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Jorma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jorma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jorma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jorma throws a front kick aimed at Crane's knee but Crane avoids it well.
As Jorma looks to move away, Crane throws a big counter combo but Jorma just gets out of the way.
Jorma throws a chopping leg kick but Crane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jorma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Crane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crane checks the leg kick.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jorma catches Crane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jorma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane lands a right hook to the body.
Jorma dodges the punch combination from Crane.
Crane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crane.
Jorma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jorma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane is looking to wear down Jorma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jorma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jorma looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorma swinging wildly here.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorma throws a low kick but Crane avoids it.
Crane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jorma doesn't seem bothered though.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jorma circles away quickly and effectively.
Jorma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Crane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jorma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crane.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jorma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crane but Crane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jorma tried to score with a low kick but Crane checks it.
Crane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jorma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Crane looks to land a combination but Jorma avoids it well.
Crane takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
Crane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crane punishes Jorma's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Jorma moves away and avoids it.
Jorma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jorma misses with a leg kick.
Jorma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crane checks it well.
Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jorma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crane. That did some damage!
Jorma looks for the body kick but Crane saw that one coming.
Jorma connects with a crisp jab.
Jorma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jorma tries to work over Crane's front leg with a kick but Crane checks it.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jorma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Jorma flicks out a counter leg kick but Crane steps away.
Crane digs a good hook to Jorma's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane 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.
Jorma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crane blocks a head kick by Jorma.
Crane stalks Jorma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jorma's face. Jorma staggers backwards, shaken.
Jorma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jorma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Jorma throws the kick towards the body but Crane avoids it.
Jorma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jorma displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jorma tries to score with a low kick but Crane moves his leg out of the way.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorma can do to turn this around?
Jorma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jorma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jorma misses with a leg kick
and Jorma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Crane.
Crane misses with a double jab.
Crane throws a jab when Jorma was well out of range.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Crane lands a glancing blow to the side of Jorma's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma misses with a looping left.
Jorma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jorma tries to land a front kick but Crane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jorma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crane.
Crane throws a body punch but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crane checks a low kick from Jorma.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jorma might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crane has got the better of the exchanges.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jorma unleashes a big counter combination but Crane bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorma was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Jorma walks into a jab.
Crane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jorma.
Jorma tries to land a leg kick but Crane saw it coming and moves away.
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jorma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crane throws a series of punches but Jorma avoids them all with ease.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane throws a nice looking combination but Jorma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jorma looks for the body kick but Crane saw that one coming.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Crane connects with a right hand. Jorma shakes it off.
Crane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jorma slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Jorma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorma looks for the body kick but Crane saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jorma.
Crane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jorma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crane drives through and clinches with Jorma against the cage.
Jorma lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma tries to throw a body punch but Crane avoids it by throwing Jorma back against the cage.
Jorma takes a shot to the head.
Jorma can't find room to land a body shot as Crane controls the action.
Jorma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Jorma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Jorma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Jorma is predictable there
and Crane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crane throws a body punch but Jorma moves out of range.
Crane misses with a series of wild punches.
Jorma follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Jorma there.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma loads up on a big right hand but Crane slips the punch.
Jorma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crane takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma misses with a body kick.
Crane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jorma's head backwards.
Jorma looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well.
Crane is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Jorma misses the target.
Crane lands a right hook to the body.
Crane throws a right hand that Jorma ducks under and follows up with a left that Jorma also avoids with ease.
Jorma throws a leg kick that misses.
Jorma throws the kick towards the body but Crane avoids it.
Crane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jorma is looking to land body kicks.
Crane lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Crane connects with a right hand. Jorma shakes it off.
Jorma lands a leg kick that knocks Crane off balance momentarily.
Crane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
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!
Crane throws a nice looking combination but Jorma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jorma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crane with a jab.
Crane thuds a left hand into Jorma's body.
Jorma throws a hook but Crane blocks it.
Crane moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crane fails to land.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jorma throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane misses with a hook. Jorma ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Jorma misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jorma.
Jorma dodges the punch combination from Crane.
A jab from Jorma does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jorma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crane circles away quickly and effectively.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorma was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Crane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crane throws a right and a left that Jorma avoids nicely.
Crane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Jorma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jorma.
Crane looks to land a combination but Jorma avoids it well.
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!
Jorma is looking to slow Crane down with leg kicks.
Crane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Jorma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Jorma circles away.
Jorma misses with a leg kick.
Jorma fails with a takedown attempt.
Jorma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crane throws a good cross that connects.
Jorma slips under a jab.
Crane backing away here, and Jorma unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Jorma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane takes the fight into the clinch.
Jorma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crane has Jorma pushed against the cage.
Jorma can't find room to land a body shot as Crane controls the action.
Our sources have told us that Crane has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jorma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crane struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorma controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
Jorma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane misses with a double jab.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crane napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jorma in side control, throwing shots but Crane defends.
The strikes coming from Jorma are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jorma is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Crane's shoulder. That is not cool.
Crane stops Jorma from passing to mount.
The ground and pound from Jorma seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jorma misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crane is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Crane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crane tries to escape but Jorma is in control.
Jorma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crane keeps working.
Crane is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jorma is controlling him well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rasva Jorma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crane knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crane wants to get back to his feet but Jorma drags him back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ichabod Crane.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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