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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salim Awal (ranked 3640 p4p, 397 weight class) and Eye Crap (ranked 7359 p4p, 599 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salim Awal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eye Crap!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crap lands a jab to the nose.
Crap moves in looking to clinch but Awal pushes him off.
Crap misses with an uppercut. Awal saw that one coming.
Awal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Awal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Crap's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crap lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Awal circles away quickly and effectively.
Crap fails to land with a series of punches.
Crap's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crap's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Crap. That snapped Awal's head back.
Crap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Awal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Awal misses the target.
Crap misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crap misses with a looping right.
A right-left combo lands from Crap.
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!
Crap throws a combination that misses
and Awal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crap swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap misses with a double jab.
Awal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crap finds it's way round the side to connect with Awal's head.
Crap lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crap.
Awal is looking to clinch but Crap is avoiding it.
Awal moves away from the strike by Crap.
Crap moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crap misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Awal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crap.
Crap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crap connects with a good right hand that stumbles Awal. Awal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crap throws a right hand that Awal ducks under and follows up with a left that Awal also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crap misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Awal misses the target.
Awal wants to clinch up but Crap keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crap misses with a hook.
It looked like Awal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crap misses with a jab, cross combination.
Awal slips under a jab from Crap.
Awal is looking to counter punch.
Awal clinches.
Awal misses with a punch on the inside.
Awal throws a punch but it's blocked by Crap.
Awal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Awal lands with a left to the head.
Awal misses with a punch on the inside.
Crap is trying to force a seperation but Awal has the dominant position.
Awal misses with a punch on the inside.
Crap blocking some punches.
Awal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Awal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Awal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crap is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crap darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Awal.
A counter left hand to the body from Awal misses its target.
Awal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crap.
Crap misses with a double jab.
Awal dodges the punch combination from Crap.
It looked like Awal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Awal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crap moves away.
Crap connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Awal has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Awal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Awal breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Crap both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crap closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crap.
Crap throws a series of punches but Awal avoids them all with ease.
Awal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crap connects with a looping right hand.
Crap misses with a double jab
and Awal counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crap scores with a jab to the head.
Crap misses with a lunging right hand
letting Awal counter with a right hand.
Awal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Crap 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.
Crap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Awal.
Awal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crap.
Crap lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Awal backs up against the cage.
Crap falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crap scores with a nice right hand.
Eye Crap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crap pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Awal back to the cage. Crap follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Crap keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eye Crap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crap misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crap throws a right and a left that Awal avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Awal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Awal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awal clinches up against the cage.
Awal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Awal fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Awal fails to land.
Awal working aggressively here.
Crap is trying to break the clinch but Awal has him pressed against the cage.
Awal misses with some punches.
Crap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Awal swings wildly with an uppercut but Crap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crap wants to break free but Awal has control.
Awal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Awal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crap misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Awal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eye Crap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Crap finds it's target.
Awal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Awal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Awal is looking to clinch but Crap is avoiding it.
Crap swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Awal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Awal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crap throws a hook but Awal blocks it.
Awal avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Awal misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awal doesn't manage to clinch there - Crap circles away.
Crap throws a right hand that Awal ducks under and follows up with a left that Awal also avoids with ease.
Crap throws a nice looking combination but Awal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Awal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Awal fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crap scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Awal doesn't manage to clinch there - Crap circles away.
Some wild striking there from Crap.
A little feinted left hand from Awal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crap throws a right and a left that Awal avoids nicely.
Awal slips under a jab from Crap.
Awal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crap throws an overhand right that lands on Awal's shoulder, as Awal tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Awal misses the target.
Crap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Awal.
Awal tries to clinch up.
Crap with a hook.
A combination from Crap does no damage.
Awal is looking to counter punch.
Crap throws a right and a left that Awal avoids nicely.
Awal is looking to counter punch.
Crap is breathing heavily.
Crap scores with a jab.
Awal moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crap wants to get back to striking at distance but Awal won't allow it.
Crap can't break the clinch.
Awal scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Awal throws a punch but it's blocked by Crap.
Awal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crap tries to bum rush Awal with a series of wild strikes but Awal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Awal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crap on the side of the head.
Crap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crap cracks Awal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crap misses with a combination
and Awal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crap throws a series of punches but Awal moves out of range.
Awal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crap stalks Awal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Awal's face. Awal staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Crap 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! This is the final round!
Crap throws a series of punches but Awal avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Crap misses.
Crap throws a right hand that Awal ducks under and follows up with a left that Awal also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Awal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crap's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crap duly obliges.
Awal slips a jab and a cross from Crap.
Awal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crap misses with a double jab.
Crap swats away the attempt to clinch by Awal.
Crap is looking for the big counter here.
Awal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Crap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Awal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Awal.
Crap stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Awal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Awal counters with a two punch combo.
Crap throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Awal counters with a left to the body.
Awal wants to clinch.
Awal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crap misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crap lands a two punch combo.
Awal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crap.
Awal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crap throws a right and a left that Awal avoids nicely.
Awal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Awal fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crap has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Awal finds it's way round the side to connect with Crap's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Awal tries to clinch there but Crap circles away.
Crap misses with a straight left.
Awal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Crap misses.
Awal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crap swats away the attempt to clinch by Awal.
Crap misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Awal to counter with a crisp jab.
Awal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Awal throws a punch but it's blocked by Crap.
Crap blocks an uppercut.
Awal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Awal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crap tries to break free but Awal pushes him back against the cage.
Awal breaks from the clinch.
Crap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Awal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Awal.
Awal is looking to counter punch.
Crap misses with a two punch combination.
Awal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crap takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crap walks into a stiff left hand from Awal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Awal misses.
Crap might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Awal.
Awal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crap lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Awal backs up against the cage.
Awal tries to clinch there but Crap circles away.
Crap misses with a double jab.
Awal is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Crap does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Crap.
Eye Crap is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Awal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crap scores with a jab. Awal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Awal wants to clinch.
Salim Awal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crap misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eye Crap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crap winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eye Crap!
A very excited looking Eye Crap made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Salim Awal spoke after the fight, saying 'I could have done better '.
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