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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jonathan Crane (ranked 22881 p4p, 226 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 2915 p4p, 80 weight class). McBarz has chosen 50 Cent - In da club as his entrance music. Bobby McBarz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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206 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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174 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Crane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Crane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McBarzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! McBarz misses with a straight right. Crane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McBarz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Crane ducks under a wild hook from McBarz. A good leg kick by Crane. Nice body kick there by Crane. McBarz swings widly with a right hand
and Crane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. McBarz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Crane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Crane lands with a nice body kick. McBarz swings and misses with a shot to the body and Crane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. McBarz looks winded! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McBarz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crane can pounce on him.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBarz manages to avoid it. A solid leg kick lands there for Crane.
Crane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McBarz. That did some damage! McBarz just misses with a punch to the body.
McBarz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
A little feinted left hand from Crane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Crane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Crane lands a nice leg kick that just misses McBarz's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round. McBarz missing with a left hand there. Crane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Crane throws a wild body kick that McBarz sees coming a mile off. Crane connects with a leg kick. McBarz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Crane jabs McBarz right on the nose. McBarz blinks but takes it well. McBarz looks to score with a jab to the body but Crane is just out of range. McBarz misses the jab. McBarz misses with a jab to the body
and Crane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. McBarz misses with a double jab.
Crane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McBarz. Crane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. McBarz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it. Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away. McBarz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crane rather than just go for the knockout. McBarz throws a hook to the side of Crane's head but Crane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A nice inside leg kick there by Crane. That's going to slow McBarz down. Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBarz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McBarz really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Crane cracks the inside of McBarz's front leg. McBarz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Crane feints and then cracks McBarz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McBarz down. Crane cracks the inside of McBarz's front leg. Crane connects with a leg kick. McBarz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. McBarz jabbing away but nothing is landing. McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away. McBarz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crane counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Crane misses with a hook from the clinch. Crane throws a head punch that misses. Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Crane lands with a straight right. McBarz didn't see that one coming. A looping hook to the body misses from McBarz. Crane does a little dance to reset his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Crane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. McBarz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Crane works over McBarz's head and body with a nice combination. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Crane dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McBarz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looks like Bobby McBarz has been cut. Crane tries to clinch but McBarz moves out of range. Crane wants to land a leg kick but McBarz is out of range. Crane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBarz. Crane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. McBarz misses the shot to the body. Crane misses with a leg kick. McBarz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it. Crane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Crane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McBarz's calf. McBarz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crane. Crane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McBarz misses with a hook. Crane ducked under it nicely. McBarz throws a hook to the side of Crane's head but Crane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Crane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. McBarz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A punch combination from McBarz misses. McBarz is breathing heavily. A solid leg kick lands there for Crane.
McBarz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. McBarz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Crane connects with a jab. McBarz on the wrong end of a nice jab. Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McBarz. Crane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Crane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Bobby McBarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some wild striking there from McBarz.
Crane slips a jab from McBarz. It looked like Crane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Crane misses the shot to the body. Crane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. McBarz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. McBarz needs to keep his hands up - Crane had a free shot at his head there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Crane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McBarz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crane cracks McBarz with an open hand slap. Crane scores with a jab. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crane - that will leave a mark!
Crane lands a two punch combo.
Crane misses with a double jab.
McBarz now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Crane throws a leg kick which misses McBarz's front leg but catches the back leg as McBarz tries to avoid it. McBarz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crane. Crane tries to clinch but McBarz moves out of range. Crane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crane lands a jab to the head.
McBarz is rocked! McBarz misses with a wild combination.
It appears Crane was looking to counter with a kick there. McBarz is still on wobbly legs! Can Crane finish him? The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Crane throws a low kick, looking for McBarz's leg but McBarz calmly moves out of range. McBarz seems to have recovered his senses. McBarz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McBarz misses with an uppercut
and Crane counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Crane dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. McBarz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from McBarz. A quick step to the side and Crane tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBarz can do to turn this around? McBarz looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well. McBarz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Crane is looking to chop away at McBarz's legs. Jonathan Crane is winning the standup battle so far. Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch. McBarz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crane. McBarz takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses. Crane feinted there with a counter leg kick. Bobby McBarz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. McBarz misses with a combination
and Crane counters with a good low kick that McBarz was not able to check. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crane lands a head shot. Crane feints and then cracks McBarz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McBarz down. McBarz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. An inside leg kick lands from Crane. McBarz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crane to score with a decent uppercut. McBarz checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A thudding body kick lands there by Crane!
Crane slips a jab from McBarz. Good leg kick by Crane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crane. McBarz is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag. McBarz throws a poor cross that misses
and Crane counters with a nice body kick.
Bobby McBarz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! McBarz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McBarz takes a body punch but keeps moving. Crane throws a nice looking combination but McBarz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. McBarz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crane. McBarz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crane. Crane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Crane connects with a solid leg kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Crane.
McBarz 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. This has been an exciting period of action! Crane lands a nice leg kick that just misses McBarz's sensitive parts. A jab from McBarz does it's job there. Crane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crane swinging wildly here.
Crane defending well as McBarz loads up on a big left hand. Crane is looking to counter punch. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McBarz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crane - the referee stops the clock and McBarz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crane. McBarz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. A slapping leg kick lands for Crane.
Crane scores with a nice right hand.
Crane throws out a head kick that McBarz doesn't see coming - it connects and sends McBarz crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into McBarz's eyes and has decided to let it go on! McBarz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crane to score with a decent uppercut. Crane connects with a leg kick. McBarz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Crane throws a leg kick which misses McBarz's front leg but catches the back leg as McBarz tries to avoid it. McBarz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Crane thuds his shin into the meat of McBarz's side. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Crane connects with a good right hand that stumbles McBarz. McBarz circles away out of range and recomposes himself. McBarz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Crane throws a nice inside leg kick. McBarz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Crane stalks McBarz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McBarz's face. McBarz staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight! Jonathan Crane showed his dominance in that final round. Well Crane 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Jonathan Crane! Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jonathan Crane! Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jonathan Crane!
Jonathan Crane wins by unanimous decision! Jonathan Crane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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pop
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