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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernard Crenshaw (ranked 21443 p4p, 845 weight class) and Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 19607 p4p, 816 weight class). Crenshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies - Drowning Pool. On his way into the cage it seems that Bernard Crenshaw has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bernard Crenshaw seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Crenshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sinytsyn throws a sloppy head kick and Crenshaw moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Sinytsyn.
Crenshaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinytsyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn throws a shot from downtown. Crenshaw moves away and avoids it.
Sinytsyn looks to throw the jab but Crenshaw is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Crenshaw misses its target.
Sinytsyn closes the distance and clinches.
Crenshaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinytsyn misses with a knee to the head.
Sinytsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Crenshaw controls his hands.
Sinytsyn lands an elbow inside that Crenshaw shrugs off.
Sinytsyn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crenshaw tries to break the clinch but Sinytsyn is controlling the position.
Sinytsyn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn works on Crenshaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Crenshaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crenshaw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Crenshaw's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sinytsyn has Crenshaw pushed against the cage.
Sinytsyn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sinytsyn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crenshaw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn tries to work over Crenshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinytsyn throws a head punch that misses.
Crenshaw is trying to force a seperation but Sinytsyn has the dominant position.
Sinytsyn pushes Crenshaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crenshaw avoiding damage as Sinytsyn throws knees to the body.
Sinytsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sinytsyn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sinytsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Crenshaw controls his hands.
Sinytsyn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sinytsyn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn 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.
Sinytsyn misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Sinytsyn.
An attempted straight right counter from Crenshaw misses the target.
Sinytsyn throws a body punch but Crenshaw moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crenshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinytsyn working aggressively here.
Sinytsyn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sinytsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinytsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Sinytsyn lands an elbow that stopped Crenshaw in his tracks for a moment.
Sinytsyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crenshaw's efforts to push away.
Sinytsyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sinytsyn controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sinytsyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crenshaw's efforts to push away.
Sinytsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn is stalling here.
Sinytsyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crenshaw is defending well for now.
A short right from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn keeps control of Crenshaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sinytsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crenshaw misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws out a loose jab but Sinytsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinytsyn jabs Crenshaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook. Crenshaw ducked under it nicely.
Sinytsyn lands the left hand.
Crenshaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinytsyn throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Crenshaw misses the target.
Crenshaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Sinytsyn throws a sloppy body shot
and Crenshaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinytsyn takes the fight into the clinch.
Sinytsyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sinytsyn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sinytsyn stalling.
Sinytsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Crenshaw controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sinytsyn 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.
A swing and a miss from Crenshaw.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook
and Crenshaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn throws a right hand that misses
and Crenshaw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sinytsyn misses with a leg kick
and Crenshaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Crenshaw avoids a kick to the body.
Crenshaw was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crenshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn moves into the clinch successfully.
Crenshaw blocks a body shot from Sinytsyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinytsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Crenshaw avoids the damage to the body.
Sinytsyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn keeps control of Crenshaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crenshaw tries to circle away but Sinytsyn has him pinned against the cage.
Sinytsyn is working Crenshaw over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn breaks the clinch.
Sinytsyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinytsyn rushes Crenshaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crenshaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sinytsyn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Sinytsyn.
Nice elbow from Sinytsyn.
Crenshaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sinytsyn lands a shoulder strike.
Sinytsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crenshaw's elbow.
Crenshaw looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sinytsyn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Sinytsyn to work.
Sinytsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw is trying to push Sinytsyn away but Sinytsyn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sinytsyn connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sinytsyn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sinytsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Sinytsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick by Sinytsyn misses
and Crenshaw counters with a nice body shot.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sinytsyn cracks a nice hook into Crenshaw's ribs.
Sinytsyn misses with a right hand
and Crenshaw counters with a left and a right that stings Sinytsyn.
A swing and a miss from Crenshaw.
Sinytsyn misses with a straight left.
Crenshaw misses with a kick to the body.
Sinytsyn missing with a left hand there. Crenshaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Crenshaw misses its intended target.
It seemed like Sinytsyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sinytsyn lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw blocks a jab.
Crenshaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crenshaw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crenshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinytsyn.
An attempted straight right counter from Crenshaw misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn thuds a left hand into Crenshaw's body.
Nice shot by Sinytsyn.
Crenshaw tests Sinytsyn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crenshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Sinytsyn lands with a nice combination. Crenshaw backs away looking to recover.
Sinytsyn staggers Crenshaw with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Crenshaw looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Crenshaw is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinytsyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sinytsyn misses with a straight right.
Crenshaw throws a hook but Sinytsyn avoids it easily.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook
letting Crenshaw counter with a right hand.
Sinytsyn moves into the clinch successfully.
Sinytsyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crenshaw's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Sinytsyn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crenshaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Sinytsyn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crenshaw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sinytsyn can turn it around.
Sinytsyn breaks from the clinch.
Sinytsyn moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a body punch.
Crenshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinytsyn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sinytsyn throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn scored the knockdown and takes the final round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Crenshaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sinytsyn.
Nice defenses there by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn blocks a head kick by Crenshaw.
Sinytsyn tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinytsyn misses with a looping right.
Crenshaw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Crenshaw misses the target.
Crenshaw is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sinytsyn throws a right hand that Crenshaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Crenshaw also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Crenshaw misses the target.
Crenshaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that half lands.
Sinytsyn swings for the body but Crenshaw moves out of range.
It looked like Crenshaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.
Crenshaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crenshaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn looks for the body kick but Crenshaw saw that one coming.
It appears Crenshaw was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sinytsyn misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Crenshaw.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinytsyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crenshaw throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Crenshaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Sinytsyn misses.
Crenshaw avoids the body shot from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn takes the fight into the clinch.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crenshaw avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crenshaw letting Sinytsyn take a breather here.
The referee calls for Sinytsyn to work.
Crenshaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinytsyn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crenshaw can't break the clinch.
Sinytsyn pushes off an throws an elbow but Crenshaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sinytsyn avoiding damage.
Sinytsyn has Crenshaw pressed against the cage, preventing Crenshaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bernard Crenshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Sinytsyn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Sinytsyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sinytsyn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 43:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 43:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
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