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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raylan Crowder enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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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
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cell throws a sloppy head kick
and Crowder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cell cracks the inside of Crowder's front leg.
Crowder missing with a left hand there. Cell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cell throws a quick counter head kick but Crowder was just out of range.
Crowder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cell jabs Crowder right on the nose. Crowder blinks but takes it well.
Crowder slips a straight right by Cell.
Cell scores with a hook.
Crowder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Cell.
Cell ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Cell misses with a right hand
and Crowder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cell misses with a low kick.
Cell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Nice defenses there by Cell.
Crowder is looking to slow Cell down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell defending well as Crowder loads up on a big left hand.
Cell takes a swing at Crowder's ribcage but misses.
Cell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crowder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Crowder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowder misses with an uppercut
and Cell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crowder takes a swing at Cell's ribcage but misses.
Cell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crowder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crowder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cell counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell throws a leg kick
and Crowder counters with a one-two to the body.
Crowder has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crowder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowder, right into the meat.
Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowder throws a jab but it's blocked by Cell.
Crowder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crowder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crowder thuds his right hand into Cell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Crowder misses.
Crowder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crowder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cell is rocked!
Crowder takes a swing at Cell's ribcage but misses.
Crowder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crowder has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crowder or not.
Cell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crowder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cell misses with a straight right.
Crowder throws a body punch but Cell moves out of range.
Cell throwing a counter right hand but Crowder manages to avoid it.
Crowder avoids the head kick by Cell.
Crowder throws a shot to the body.
Crowder scores with a hook.
Crowder misses with a hook to the body
and Cell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cell. Crowder does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Crowder.
Cell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cell breaks the clinch.
Cell tries to land a front kick but Crowder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crowder takes a swing at Cell's ribcage but misses.
Cell tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowder. Cell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Crowder.
Crowder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crowder avoids the body shot from Cell.
Crowder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cell slips a jab from Crowder.
Crowder instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Crowder dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crowder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cell tried to counter with a leg kick but Crowder avoided it.
Crowder swings for the body but Cell moves out of range.
Cell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crowder's head.
Crowder swinging wildly here.
Cell with a nice cross.
Crowder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cell.
It looked like Cell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cell moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Cell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cell misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Crowder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crowder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cell.
Crowder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Crowder.
Cell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crowder doesn't seem bothered though.
Cell closes the distance and pushes Crowder back into the cage.
Crowder can't break the clinch.
Crowder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crowder swats away the attempt to clinch by Cell.
Crowder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cell thuds a left hand into Crowder's body.
Cell pushes Crowder away with a front kick.
Cell throws a jab when Crowder was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder throws the left hand but Cell avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Crowder misses its intended target.
Cell throws a leg kick but Crowder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cell throws a leg kick which misses Crowder's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowder tries to avoid it.
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!
Cell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowder was well out of range. Poor timing from Cell.
Cell looks for the body kick but Crowder saw that one coming.
Raylan Crowder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowder throws a looping overhand right but Cell ducks down to avoid it.
Cell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cell throws a head kick that misses
and Crowder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Cell.
Raylan Crowder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Crowder
and Cell counters with a good, hard body kick but Crowder shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Crowder misses the target.
Crowder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder misses with a hook
and Cell counters with a thumping low kick.
Cell swings for the body but Crowder moves out of range.
Crowder looks to throw the jab but Cell is out of range.
Cell throws out a loose jab but Crowder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Crowder misses.
Crowder lands with an uppercut that bounces Cell off the cage and back into range.
Crowder looks to score with a jab to the body but Cell is just out of range.
Cell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowder moves away.
Cell misses with a series of wild punches.
Cell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crowder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cell. That's going to slow Crowder down.
Cell throws an overhand right that lands on Crowder's shoulder, as Crowder tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Crowder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crowder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cell is looking to counter with head kicks.
Crowder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cell lands with a cross.
Cell lands with a right hand.
Crowder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crowder looks to land a left hand but Cell moved out of range nicely.
Cell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crowder counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stem Cell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cell swings widly with a right hand
and Crowder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crowder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cell finds it's way round the side to connect with Crowder's head.
Crowder scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Crowder as he connects with a hook.
Cell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cell is able to avoid easily.
Cell scores with a hook.
Crowder takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crowder wants to clinch up but Cell keeps it at a distance.
Cell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crowder tries to clinch up but Cell circles away and keeps his distance.
Cell scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowder misses with a wild body shot.
Crowder looks to throw the jab but Cell is out of range.
Cell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Cell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crowder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crowder moves away from the strike by Cell.
Crowder misses with a wild body shot.
Cell seems to have got his legs back now.
Cell misses the body punch
and Crowder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cell is looking to clinch.
Crowder misses with a wild body shot.
Crowder lands the left hand.
Crowder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cell manages to avoid it.
Cell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowder throws out the jab.
Crowder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowder throws a hook to the side of Cell's head but Cell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder lands a right hook to the body.
Crowder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cell counters with a nice kick to the body.
A left lands for Cell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cell. Crowder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cell slips a jab from Crowder.
Crowder tries a head kick but it misses.
Cell tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crowder! But no joy.
Crowder throws out a leg kick but Cell moves out of range and Crowder only half commits.
Crowder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Cell blocks the leg kick.
Cell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Crowder looks to land a left hand but Cell moved out of range nicely.
Cell lands with a straight right. Crowder didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder scores with a sloppy right hand. Cell should have avoided that one.
A combination from Cell does no damage.
Cell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowder.
Cell moves out of range as Crowder strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Cell misses its target.
Crowder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cell.
Cell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cell closes the distance and clinches.
Crowder throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Cell.
Crowder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowder tries to clinch up.
A big right from Cell misses.
Crowder tries to clinch there but Cell circles away.
Cell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crowder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Cell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crowder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Cell lands.
Cell lands a leg kick that knocks Crowder off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cell avoids the body shot from Crowder.
Crowder misses with a jab to the body
enabling Cell to counter with a crisp jab.
Cell misses with a double jab.
Crowder slips under a jab.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Cell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crowder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crowder throws a shot from downtown. Cell moves away and avoids it.
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 Stem Cell.
I think Cell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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