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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alvaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Noah Gundersen - Oh Death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Alvaro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Alvaro moved out of range.
Crowe slips under a jab.
Crowe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvaro counters by moving into the clinch.
Alvaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
I was talking to Crowe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crowe breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Crowe lands but Alvaro takes it in his stride.
Alvaro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crowe.
Crowe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crowe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crowe throws an overhand right that lands on Alvaro's shoulder, as Alvaro tries to avoid the shot.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Alvaro checks it.
We've been informed that Alvaro has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvaro blocks a head kick by Crowe.
Alvaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvaro needs to keep his hands up - Crowe had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro walks into a straight right hand from Crowe.
Crowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crowe.
Alvaro throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
A jab from Alvaro misses.
Alvaro tests Crowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crowe throws the kick towards the body but Alvaro avoids it.
Alvaro avoids the head kick by Crowe.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Alvaro is out of range.
Alvaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvaro counters with a nice body kick.
Alvaro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvaro throws a solid leg kick but Crowe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Alvaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crowe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe lands a leg kick that knocks Alvaro off balance momentarily.
Alvaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Crowe.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Crowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvaro.
Alvaro misses with a looping right.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvaro with a jab.
Alvaro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses the jab.
Crowe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crowe lands with a good body shot.
Alvaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Crowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Crowe misses.
An inside leg kick from Alvaro misses.
Alvaro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowe looks to land a body kick but Alvaro moved away.
Alvaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crowe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crowe takes a swing at Alvaro's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crowe misses with a low kick as Alvaro jumps back.
Alvaro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvaro has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Alvaro blocks an uppercut.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crowe breaks the clinch.
Crowe throws a shot from downtown. Alvaro moves away and avoids it.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
Crowe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crowe clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvaro avoiding damage.
Alvaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Crowe 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.
Alvaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvaro.
Alvaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crowe backing away here, and Alvaro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crowe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alvaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvaro.
Crowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvaro can do to turn this around?
Alvaro misses with an uppercut.
Alvaro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crowe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crowe clinches up with Alvaro and pushes him back against the cage.
Crowe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Crowe.
Alvaro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvaro scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crowe is looking to slow Alvaro down with leg kicks.
Crowe lands with a kick to the temple. Alvaro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvaro throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Crowe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crowe throws a wild body kick that Alvaro sees coming a mile off.
Alvaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvaro throws out the jab.
Crowe is looking to counter with head kicks.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Alvaro.
Crowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crowe sizes up Alvaro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Crowe.
Alvaro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvaro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crowe throws a chopping leg kick but Alvaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alvaro throws out a counter right but Crowe avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Alvaro.
Crowe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvaro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crowe scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvaro. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvaro throws out a loose jab but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crowe throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvaro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvaro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crowe momentarily.
Alvaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro wants to slow Crowe down by chopping away at his legs.
Crowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crowe wants to slow Alvaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Crowe blocks a jab.
Crowe keeps Alvaro at a distance using the push kick.
Alvaro throws an off balance right hand
and Crowe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowe.
Crowe throws an off balance right hand
and Alvaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Crowe is looking to clinch but Alvaro is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Crowe.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Crowe there.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvaro as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Alvaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a kick to the body.
Alvaro follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Slim Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvaro.
Alvaro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvaro misses with a shot to the body
and Crowe counters with a straight right hand.
Alvaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe cracks the inside of Alvaro's front leg.
Alvaro lands with a shot to the body.
Alvaro loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvaro. That's going to slow Crowe down.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvaro! But no joy.
Alvaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Crowe throws a front kick aimed at Alvaro's knee but Alvaro avoids it well.
Alvaro throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Crowe moves into range and lands 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 Slim Crowe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Crowe thuds his shin into the meat of Alvaro's side.
Crowe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvaro takes a step back to recover.
Crowe throws out a loose jab but Alvaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvaro thuds his right hand into Crowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvaro. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Crowe slips a straight right by Alvaro.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvaro throws out a leg kick but Crowe moves out of range and Alvaro only half commits.
Crowe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe throws a low kick but Alvaro avoids it.
Alvaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe moves in looking to clinch but Alvaro pushes him off.
Crowe has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Alvaro avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Alvaro blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
Alvaro avoids the elbow strike from Crowe, against the cage.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvaro's elbow.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body.
Alvaro keeps control of Crowe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Crowe.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvaro's defenses.
Alvaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvaro manages to break the clinch.
Alvaro throws a wild body kick that Crowe sees coming a mile off.
Crowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvaro.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alvaro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crowe - the referee stops the clock and Alvaro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crowe. Alvaro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crowe walks into a stiff left hand from Alvaro.
Alvaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe looks to land a combination but Alvaro avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro throws the left hand but Crowe avoids the punch easily.
Alvaro thows a body kick. Crowe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvaro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe takes a swing at Alvaro's ribcage but misses.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvaro.
Alvaro raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Alvaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvaro circles away.
Alvaro has Crowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Alvaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Alvaro avoiding damage.
A short right from Alvaro on the inside.
Alvaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Crowe.
Alvaro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crowe.
Alvaro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Alvaro avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Slim Crowe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crowe is working Alvaro over against the cage.
Alvaro prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe breaks from the clinch.
Crowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvaro.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowe throws a lazy body kick
letting Alvaro counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe blocks a leg kick.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick from Alvaro.
Slim Crowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvaro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe tries to bum rush Alvaro with a series of wild strikes but Alvaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Crowe.
Alvaro loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Alvaro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Crowe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvaro walks into a stiff left hand from Crowe.
Crowe lands a nice hook to Alvaro's body. Alvaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jose Alvaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowe connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Crowe!
Slim Crowe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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