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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sionis (ranked 2433 p4p, 261 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 3544 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane has chosen Love Inc!-Broken Bones! as his entrance music. Roman Sionis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ichabod Crane's chin.
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243 lbs
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241 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Sionis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane cracks a nice hook into Sionis's ribs.
Sionis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sionis clinches with his opponent.
Sionis breaks from the clinch.
Crane avoids the head kick by Sionis.
Crane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sionis misses the shot to the body.
And Crane tries to counter it with a takedown but Sionis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sionis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sionis doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Sionis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crane feints a counter leg kick.
Crane defending well as Sionis loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sionis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Crane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis tries to clinch but Crane moves out of range.
Sionis throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Crane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sionis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crane counter with a right hand.
Sionis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sionis drives through and clinches with Crane against the cage.
Sionis manages to break the clinch.
Sionis clinches with his opponent.
Crane pulls guard effortlessly.
Crane pulls Sionis in to control the position.
Crane is trying to control the position but Sionis postures up.
Crane wants to sweep here but Sionis controlling him for the moment.
Crane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sionis manages to get himself to full guard.
Crane throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to free his leg and advance position but Sionis is retaining full guard.
Crane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crane is pushing down on Sionis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sionis is fighting to maintain full guard but Crane has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane working over Sionis with some ground and pound. Sionis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sionis is looking to escape.
Crane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crane wants to pass the guard but Sionis is defending well.
Crane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sionis keeps working.
Crane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane is looking for a kimura here.
Crane has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crane wants to control the pace but Sionis is squirming around nicely.
Crane looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sionis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Crane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane looking to ground and pound but Sionis is blocking nicely.
Sionis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Crane is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sionis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Crane throws some wild stikes that Sionis manages to avoid easily.
Crane jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sionis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Crane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sionis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crane asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sionis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crane shoots in and drives through. Sionis sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sionis.
Sionis tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sionis throws out a powerful jab.
Sionis tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
It seemed like Crane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sionis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Crane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crane closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sionis to the mat! Sionis manages to get full guard.
Sionis pushes Crane off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Sionis.
It seemed like Crane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy body kick from Sionis
and Crane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roman Sionis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sionis tries to clinch up.
Sionis moves in looking to clinch but Crane pushes him off.
Crane feints the counter takedown.
Sionis tries to clinch
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis looks to clinch
and Crane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sionis won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crane tries to advance to mount but Sionis denies him.
Sionis tries to escape but Crane is in control.
Crane wants to control but Sionis is keeping him busy.
Crane is trying to ground and pound but Sionis uses the momentary lack of control by Crane to regain half guard.
Crane is looking for a kimura but Sionis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crane to get the leverage.
Crane is looking to advance position but Sionis won't allow it.
Crane looks to land a strike but Sionis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Crane is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sionis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sionis has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sionis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sionis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crane is pulling down on Sionis's head to control his posture.
Crane wants to sweep here but Sionis controlling him for the moment.
Crane trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis preventing the sweep.
Ichabod Crane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crane trying to control from half guard but Sionis is working away.
Crane is pressing down on Sionis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sionis is holding on for now.
Sionis is defending against the submission attempts here by Crane.
Crane is looking to take a break and control but Sionis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Crane stays in close to Sionis's body and controls the position.
Sionis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sionis keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Crane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Crane throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sionis wants to stand and escape but Crane is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Roman Sionis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sionis shoots in and gets a takedown into Crane's guard.
Sionis wants to stand but Crane is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sionis stopping the sweep attempt from Crane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crane holds on and takes a little breather.
Sionis is in close to Crane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sionis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane tries to free his leg and advance position but Sionis is retaining full guard.
Crane throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crane wants to pass the guard but Sionis is keeping the position.
Sionis keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Crane looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crane looking to sit in guard and control but Sionis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sionis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sionis has managed to get both his arms back between Crane's legs - danger averted.
Crane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Crane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sionis is keeping the position for now.
Crane passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis is trying to maintain the position but Crane is very close to passing his half guard.
Sionis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crane.
Sionis tries to kick Crane off but Crane keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crane uses his free foot to push down on Sionis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sionis.
Crane controlling his opponent.
Crane misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sionis blocking the ground and pound.
Crane controlling the position easily from mount.
Crane trying to control but Sionis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sionis has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sionis!
Sionis won't allow Crane to sweep him here.
Crane trying to keep a closed guard but Sionis is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crane trying to control the position here.
Sionis wanted to stand there but Crane had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ichabod Crane.
I think Crane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Power Matrix Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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