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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 2673 p4p, 291 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 913 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barnabas Ungar enters the cage!
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170 cm
33
155 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
160 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ungar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ungar throws the left hand but Crespo avoids the punch easily. Ungar lands a really nice looking cross but Crespo seems unphased.
Ungar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Crespo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Crespo throws a head kick that misses. Crespo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crespo checks a low kick from Ungar. Ungar scores with a leg kick.
Ungar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Ungar moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Ungar. Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut. Crespo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crespo misses with a knee to the head. We've been informed that Ungar 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. Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A shot in the inside from Ungar. Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Crespo.
The referee calls for Ungar to work.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Crespo on the inside. Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Ungar is blocking nicely.
Ungar lands with a right to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Ungar.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar. Ungar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Crespo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Ungar successfully pulls guard.
Ungar has Crespo pulled in close to control his posture. Ungar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crespo defends well. Ungar controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ungar looking for a guillotine here but Crespo defends easily.
Crespo postures up.
Crespo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ungar's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ungar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Ungar working a defensive guard but Crespo manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ungar struggling a bit here. Ungar is looking for a sweep. Ungar wants to control but Crespo postures up. Ungar is trying to get back to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ungar tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Crespo easily slips into full mount! Crespo prevents Ungar from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Crespo is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Ungar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ungar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A bone on bone clash there as Crespo blocks the leg kick.
Ungar scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Ungar misses its intended target. Ungar fails to land the takedown. Crespo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Ungar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ungar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Crespo appears to be looking for a big counter. Ungar looks for the body kick but Crespo saw that one coming. Ungar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crespo's sensitive parts. Crespo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crespo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away. Ungar missing with a left hand there. Crespo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Crespo is looking to counter punch. Silvio Crespo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ungar lands a front kick. Crespo ducks under a wild hook from Ungar. Ungar scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Crespo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Ungar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crespo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ungar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crespo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ungar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ungar. Ungar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crespo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ungar. Crespo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crespo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Ungar misses. Ungar has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ungar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Crespo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ungar throws a nice inside leg kick. Crespo staying out of range there. Crespo looks to land a right hand but Ungar moved out of range. Crespo backing away here, and Ungar unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Ungar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ungar is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Crespo throws a right hand that Ungar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ungar also avoids with ease. Ungar is looking to slow Crespo down with leg kicks. A right-left combo lands from Crespo. Ungar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crespo. Ungar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crespo. Ungar fails to land the takedown. Barnabas Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Crespo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Crespo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A decent looking body kick lands there for Crespo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Crespo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ungar.
Crespo checks a leg kick. As Ungar looks to move away, Crespo throws a big counter combo but Ungar just gets out of the way. Ungar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ungar misses with a low kick. Ungar throws an overhand right that lands on Crespo's shoulder, as Crespo tries to avoid the shot. Ungar misses with a low kick. Crespo throws the kick towards the body but Ungar avoids it. Ungar is looking to score with low kicks. Ungar works Crespo's body with a nice hook. Ungar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crespo's sensitive parts. Ungar misses with an uppercut. Crespo saw that one coming. Crespo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Crespo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ungar sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ungar looks for the body kick but Crespo saw that one coming. Barnabas Ungar seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ungar closes the distance and clinches. Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it. Ungar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Crespo. Crespo pushes Ungar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ungar is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage. Silvio Crespo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabas Ungar. Ungar is breathing heavily. Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Barnabas Ungar has been cut. Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Crespo lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar. A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land. Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
Ungar is trying to maintain a safe position but Crespo gets an underhook and turns Ungar into the cage. Crespo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ungar backwards. Ungar gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ungar blocking some punches.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Crespo holds him up against the cage and eventually Ungar drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Crespo working aggressively here.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar. Ungar throws a head punch that misses. Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Crespo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ungar tries a body shot but Crespo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land. Ungar misses with some punches.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but Ungar blocks with his arms.
Ungar blocking some punches.
A short right from Ungar on the inside. Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it. Ungar lands with a left to the head. Ungar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ungar on the inside. Crespo scores with a hook to the body. Ungar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A knee to the head by Crespo.
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 Silvio Crespo will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Barnabas Ungar's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ungar throws a push kick but Crespo slaps the foot to one side. Ungar lands with a cross. Ungar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Crespo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Crespo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Crespo jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ungar tries a quick counter leg kick but Crespo is wise to it. Ungar throws a leg kick but Crespo checks it. Ungar swings away with a leg kick that misses. Ungar throws a head kick that half lands.
Crespo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crespo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ungar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crespo. Ungar thows a leg kick but Crespo checks it and Crespo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Crespo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crespo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ungar is rocked! A slow jab from Ungar misses its intended target. Ungar is still on wobbly legs! Can Crespo finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round. Crespo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ungar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Crespo lands a front kick. Crespo throws a push kick but Ungar slaps the foot to one side. A chopping leg kick lands by Crespo. Crespo looks to land a left hand but Ungar moved out of range nicely. It seemed like Ungar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Silvio Crespo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ungar moves out of range of the body kick from Crespo.
Nice uppercut lands for Ungar. That snapped Crespo's head back.
Ungar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ungar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crespo.
Crespo misses with a hook. Ungar ducked under it nicely. Ungar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ungar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Crespo feints with a jab and clips Ungar right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Ungar is sent crashing into the canvas and Crespo leaps in for the kill! Ungar tries to get to his feet but Crespo is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Ungar is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Crespo! Silvio Crespo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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