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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Chandler (ranked 22744 p4p, 334 weight class) and Henry The Crab (ranked 4671 p4p, 223 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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137 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab connects with a crisp jab.
Chandler misses with a series of wild punches.
Chandler takes one to the chin there.
The Crab lands with a shot to the body.
Chandler blocks the body kick.
Chandler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Crab keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler moves to clinch but The Crab breaks away
and The Crab counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler misses with a few strikes there.
The Crab fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chandler throws a series of punches but The Crab moves out of range.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Crab but The Crab pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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!
The Crab thuds a left hand into Chandler's body.
Chandler looks to land a combination but The Crab avoids it well.
Chandler gets caught flat footed, as The Crab shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Crab not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chandler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chandler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chandler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Crab jabs Chandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Crab wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chandler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Crab pinned against the cage. The Crab gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Crab moves into the clinch.
A short right from The Crab on the inside.
The Crab lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Crab keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chandler's efforts to push away.
The Crab scores with a shoulder strike.
The Crab lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
The Crab works on Chandler's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, The Crab scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chandler looking to slow down the pace here.
The Crab lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Chandler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Crab is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crab gets through Chandler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from The Crab.
The Crab scores with a hook to the body.
The Crab is working Chandler over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Crab.
The Crab lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab manages to break the clinch.
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!
The Crab lands a body shot.
Chandler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chandler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Crab's waist but The Crab gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chandler off to one side.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chandler is breathing heavily.
The Crab lands with a shot to the body.
Chandler takes a swing at The Crab's ribcage but misses.
The Crab dodges the punch combination from Chandler.
Chandler needs to keep his hands up - The Crab had a free shot at his head there.
The Crab lands a nice shot to the body.
The Crab is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chandler rather than just go for the knockout.
The Crab closes the distance and pushes Chandler back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Crab.
The Crab lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Crab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Crab keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chandler misses with the combination.
The Crab connects with a body shot.
Chandler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Crab jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Crab connects with a body shot that sends Chandler's belly button to the back.
Chandler lands a head kick!
The Crab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crab lands with a nice body punch.
Henry The Crab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but The Crab ducks down to avoid it.
Chandler takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler misses with a body kick.
Chandler tries to clinch but The Crab moves out of range.
The Crab flicks out a counter leg kick but Chandler steps away.
The Crab connects with a nice looking jab.
The Crab moves away from the strike by Chandler.
Chandler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for The Crab. That snapped Chandler's head back.
The Crab jabs Chandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chandler looks for a takedown but The Crab sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crab closes the distance and clinches.
Chandler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chandler looking for a takedown.
The Crab is working Chandler over against the cage.
The Crab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crab lands with a light punch inside.
Chandler is trying to break free.
The Crab stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Crab.
Chandler is trying to push The Crab away but The Crab has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry The Crab seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Crab.
The Crab lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Crab lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from The Crab as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from The Crab on the inside.
The Crab lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Crab lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from The Crab.
The Crab lands with a right to the head.
The Crab breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chandler throws a jab when The Crab was well out of range.
Chandler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Crab.
Decent striking displayed by The Crab there.
Chandler checks the leg kick.
The Crab stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Crab sizes up Chandler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Crab cracks Chandler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Crab scores with a nice right hand.
Chandler is rocked!
The Crab ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by The Crab. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crab cracks Chandler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Crab slips a jab and a cross from Chandler.
The Crab dodges the punch combination from Chandler.
The Crab looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Crab throws a leg kick which misses Chandler's front leg but catches the back leg as Chandler tries to avoid it.
The Crab stuns Chandler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Crab lands a nice looking body shot.
The Crab thuds his right hand into Chandler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chandler tries to clinch but The Crab moves out of range.
The Crab connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chandler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Crab lands a really nice looking cross but Chandler seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crab has Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
The Crab lands a hook that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Oh Chandler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Crab keeps control of Chandler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chandler seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chandler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Crab comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Crab digs a good body shot into Chandler's ribs.
The Crab throws a good cross that connects.
The Crab shoots in and gets a takedown into Chandler's guard.
The Crab is standing up over Chandler. Chandler looks to escape but The Crab dives into side control.
The Crab controls the position.
The Crab passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chandler!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Crab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Crab lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for The Crab. That snapped Chandler's head back.
Chris Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Crab lands a nice looking body shot.
The Crab lands with a good body shot.
The Crab darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chandler walks into a stiff left hand from The Crab.
The Crab connects with a crisp jab.
The Crab lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by The Crab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Crab jabs Chandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chandler throws a nice head kick!
The Crab connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chandler's hands.
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chandler throws a right and a left that The Crab avoids nicely.
Nice cross by The Crab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chandler tries for a takedown but The Crab circles away easily
and The Crab counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Crab scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
Chandler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Crab to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by The Crab as he connects with a hook.
The Crab lands a nice hook to Chandler's body. Chandler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Crab scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Chandler with that takedown attempt.
The Crab connects with a single shot there.
The Crab lands a head shot.
The Crab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crab moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chandler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chandler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Crab scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chandler doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - The Crab coming out on top.
The Crab getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Crab jabs at Chandler's body.
Henry The Crab is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chandler misses.
The Crab throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Crab misses with a low kick.
The Crab slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chandler dives in for a single leg takedown but The Crab sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Crab comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chandler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Crab throws a low kick, looking for Chandler's leg but Chandler calmly moves out of range.
The Crab throws out a powerful jab.
The Crab scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chandler doesn't seem bothered though.
The Crab connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chandler. Chandler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Crab scores with a jab. Chandler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Crab digs a good body shot into Chandler's ribs.
Chandler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chandler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Crab connects with a looping right hand.
The Crab looking to score a takedown here. Chandler is defending well but The Crab drives through and ends up in Chandler's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that The Crab has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from The Crab.
Yet more stalling tactics from The Crab.
Chandler can't keep his opponent in guard - The Crab advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chandler is looking to control The Crab's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chandler avoid being mounted?
The Crab is controlling the pace.
Henry The Crab has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crab is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chris Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Crab lands a nice hook to Chandler's body. Chandler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry The Crab comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Crab 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry The Crab!
Chris Chandler was interviewed post fight and said 'Ok, no problem!'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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