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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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149 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowder throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Crowder throws a body kick that misses.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Crane misses with the combination.
Crane punishes Crowder's body with a nice straight punch.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowder has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Crane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crowder is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Crowder moves into range and clinches up with Crane.
Crane breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane slips a straight right by Crowder.
Crowder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crowder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crane misses with a double jab
and Crowder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crowder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crowder throws a leg kick which misses Crane's front leg but catches the back leg as Crane tries to avoid it.
Crowder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crowder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crowder just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowder throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crane tries to bum rush Crowder with a series of wild strikes but Crowder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowder moves away.
Crowder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Crane finds it's way through Crowder's defenses.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowder throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crowder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crowder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crowder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crane misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
Crowder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Crane misses with a few strikes there.
Crowder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane is looking to wear down Crowder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Crowder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Crowder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowder was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane takes one on the button.
Crane with a jab.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Crowder misses.
Crowder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses with a looping right.
Crowder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Crane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Crowder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Crowder looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Crane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowder.
Jab, jab by Crowder - just one landing.
Crowder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crowder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crane throws a combination that misses
and Crowder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Crane misses.
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!
Crowder throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane slips under a jab from Crowder.
A swing and a miss from Crowder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder throws a low kick but Crane moves out of range easily.
Crowder misses with a looping left.
Crane throws a looping overhand right but Crowder ducks down to avoid it.
Crowder throws a hook to the side of Crane's head but Crane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowder throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Crane misses with a double jab.
Crowder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowder.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Crowder misses.
Crane appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crowder defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raylan Crowder will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crowder. Crowder obviously looking to wear him down.
Crowder with a jab.
Crowder's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crane under the eye.
Crowder slips a straight right by Crane.
Nice uppercut lands for Crowder. That snapped Crane's head back.
Crowder throws a looping overhand right but Crane ducks down to avoid it.
Crowder throws a looping overhand right but Crane ducks down to avoid it.
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowder.
Crane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crowder counters with a straight right hand.
Crowder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Crane finds it's target.
Crowder lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowder.
Crowder blocks a jab.
Crane with a jab.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowder was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Crane throws a right and a left that Crowder avoids nicely.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Crowder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crane misses with a double jab
and Crowder counters with a straight right hand.
Crane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crane takes one to the side of the head.
Crowder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowder misses with an uppercut.
Crane misses with the combination.
Crane wants to clinch up but Crowder keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Crowder misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane works Crowder's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Crowder.
Crowder misses the shot to the body.
Crane jabs Crowder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crane misses with a hook
and Crowder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Crowder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane.
Crane avoids the body shot from Crowder.
Crane is looking to counter punch.
Crowder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crowder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crowder throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Crane is looking for a counter combo.
Crowder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crowder lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crowder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
As Crowder looks to move away, Crane throws a big counter combo but Crowder just gets out of the way.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowder.
Crowder just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane throws a right hand that Crowder ducks under and follows up with a left that Crowder also avoids with ease.
Crowder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crane with a body shot.
Crowder shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crane eats them both and turns towards Crowder to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crowder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
A countering left hand to the body from Crowder misses.
Crane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crane misses with the combination.
It seemed like Crowder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crowder misses with a series of wild punches.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Crowder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crowder misses with a double jab
and Crane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowder moves forwards but Crane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crane throws a hook but Crowder blocks it.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Crane. Those never looked like landing.
Crane throws a right and a left that Crowder avoids nicely.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Crane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crowder scores with a jab.
Crane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crowder slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
Raylan Crowder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowder moves away.
Crane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crowder! But no joy.
Crowder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raylan Crowder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Crane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crowder gets in close and tags Crane with a short punch that almost sends Crane to the mat! Oh Crane is in big trouble! He turns his back on Crowder, trying to create some distance but Crowder rushes him, striking wildly and Crane goes down! The referee tackles Crowder into the cage to end the fight! Crowder is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raylan Crowder!
An out of breath Raylan Crowder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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