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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between dan carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Craig is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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202 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, dan carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Craig!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
carwin fails to land the takedown.
Craig throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Craig drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
carwin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Craig's guard.
carwin prevents Craig from getting back to his feet.
carwin wants to control from the top but Craig keeps moving.
Craig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with carwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Craig wants to stand up but carwin is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
carwin stops Craig from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Craig wants to stand but carwin is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Craig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by carwin.
Craig throws a right and a left that carwin avoids nicely.
carwin has his takedown stuffed
and Craig counters with a series of strikes. carwin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Craig closes the distance and clinches up with carwin, looking for a takedown. Craig pushes carwin against the cage but carwin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Craig looks gassed!
Craig misses with a low kick as carwin jumps back.
carwin throws a nice head kick!
Craig thows a body shot but no joy.
carwin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Craig keeping moving, preventing carwin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
carwin advances position into side control!
carwin wants to control but Craig is keeping him busy.
carwin in side control, throwing shots but Craig defends.
Craig is trying to control carwin's posture but carwin avoids it.
Craig is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
carwin cracks Craig with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Craig is pushing carwin's head away, looking to escape. carwin manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Craig is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
carwin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
carwin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dan carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
carwin misses with a wild combination.
Craig tries to clinch but carwin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
carwin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Craig decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in carwin's guard.
Craig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Craig tries to stand but carwin is controlling from the bottom.
Craig connects with a couple of short punches.
Craig preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Craig 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.
Craig throws a sloppy head kick
and carwin counters with a solid body kick.
carwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Craig decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in carwin's guard.
carwin pushes Craig off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
carwin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Craig throws a left and a right that both miss
and carwin counters with a shoot takedown. Craig fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craig looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but carwin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Craig wants to improve his position but carwin is controlling well.
Jonny Craig has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
carwin stops Craig from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
carwin is tying to control. Craig wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Craig can do anything to dispel that myth.
carwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Craig is refusing to be controlled, as carwin sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Craig shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Craig was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
carwin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig content just to control the position here.
Craig lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
carwin is wriggling around trying to escape.
carwin wants to control but Craig is having none of it.
Craig is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. carwin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Craig lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig tries to control but carwin wriggling away.
carwin tries to hold on but Craig pushes him away.
Craig trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Craig scoring with strikes but carwin is staying in there.
Craig controlling from the full mount.
carwin is bucking up trying to escape but Craig cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Craig lands a big shot there that rocks carwin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Craig putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Craig goes for an armbar but he's not got it… carwin turns into him and now he's in Craig's guard.
carwin prevents Craig from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Craig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Craig shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Craig wants to stand but carwin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
carwin is trying to control the position but Craig postures up.
Craig drops back, looking for a kneebar! carwin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. carwin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from carwin!
carwin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Craig to see if he's OK.
carwin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig struggling a bit here.
Craig is looking for a sweep.
Craig takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Craig is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Craig looks to move to half guard but instead carwin has passed into mount! Damn!
Craig tries to buck carwin off but carwin takes his back!
Craig prevents carwin from getting a body triangle.
Craig controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Craig trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
carwin has the hooks in. Craig is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
carwin landing with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Craig's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Craig is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Craig trying to control the hands but carwin breaks the grip.
carwin working for a choke but Craig is defending well.
Craig is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
dan carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Craig trying to get back to his feet but carwin is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craig is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
dan carwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craig 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Craig!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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