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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 2882 p4p, 359 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 4163 p4p, 429 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Crosby misses.
Crosby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Crosby. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie gets tackled into the ropes by Crosby. Crosby maintains the clinch.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Crosby. Those never looked like landing.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Crosby throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Crosby scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Gracie cracks Crosby with an open hand slap.
Gracie throws a body punch but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Crosby scores with a nice strike.
Gracie cracks Crosby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Crosby misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Crosby seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dany Crosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crosby checks a low kick from Gracie.
Crosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crosby throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Crosby's shoulder, as Crosby tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Crosby moved away.
Crosby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie misses the jab.
Crosby lands a jab to the head.
Crosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crosby clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosby lands an uppercut.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie jabs Crosby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Crosby checks it.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crosby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Crosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crosby looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crosby manages to avoid it.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Crosby off balance momentarily.
Crosby throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Crosby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Crosby swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crosby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Crosby throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crosby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Crosby off the ropes and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Crosby wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Crosby seems unphased.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crosby moves out of range of the strikes.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie slips a straight right by Crosby.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosby moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Crosby misses the jab.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Crosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Crosby.
Crosby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the ropes.
Crosby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crosby looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crosby moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie feints a counter leg kick.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crosby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crosby throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crosby blocks a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gracie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crosby throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
As Crosby backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but Crosby manages to avoid it all.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Crosby off balance momentarily.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crosby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a solid body kick.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crosby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Renato Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Crosby's shoulder, as Crosby tries to avoid the shot.
Crosby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Crosby moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Gracie throws a jab when Crosby was well out of range.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crosby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crosby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crosby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Crosby avoids nicely.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Crosby throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Crosby prevents a body shot from Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crosbys head.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crosby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crosby checks a low kick from Gracie.
A quick step to the side and Crosby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Crosby throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Gracie.
Crosby moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Crosby throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crosby. That did some damage!
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Crosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Crosby jumps back.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crosby to score with a decent uppercut.
Crosby swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Crosby staying out of range there.
Crosby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crosby misses the jab.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crosby's sensitive parts.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie feints and then cracks Crosby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crosby down.
Crosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Crosby throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crosby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Crosby saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Crosby checks it.
Crosby swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie tests Crosby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Crosby misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Crosby's shoulder, as Crosby tries to avoid the shot.
Crosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie defending well as Crosby loads up on a big left hand.
Crosby misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Crosby there.
Crosby clinches up against the ropes.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosby works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the ropes.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Crosby tries to clinch up.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Crosby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Crosby misses the target.
Crosby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crosby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Gracie misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Crosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Crosby.
Crosby throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Crosby misses the target.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crosby throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crosby under the eye.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crosby swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Crosby tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Crosby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Crosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crosby lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body kick from Gracie.
Crosby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Crosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Crosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Crosby moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crosby.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crosby throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Crosby checks it.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Crosby saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crosby clinches up against the ropes.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosby tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Crosby has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie is leaning against Crosby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Dany Crosby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Crosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crosby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Crosby misses.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crosby appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crosby throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Crosby avoids it with no problem.
Crosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crosby slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crosby's calf.
Crosby slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie thows a body kick. Crosby tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crosby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crosby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crosby throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie keeps Crosby at a distance using the push kick.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crosby throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crosby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crosby will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crosby throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Crosby can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Crosby working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Crosby.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby lands a body punch.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Crosby has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crosby.
Crosby moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crosby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crosby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Crosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Crosby misses with a wild combination.
Crosby closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crosby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crosby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crosbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick by Gracie misses
letting Crosby counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crosby doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Crosby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Crosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crosby cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Crosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crosby misses with the combination.
Crosby throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Crosby avoids it with no problem.
Crosby throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Crosby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie cracks Crosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crosby will feel that in the morning.
Crosby throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Crosby takes it in his stride.
Dany Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Crosby shakes it off.
Crosby misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crosby lands a jab-cross combination.
Crosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crosby misses with a double jab.
Crosby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Well,Crosby is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Crosby misses with the combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie catches Crosby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Crosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
Crosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Crosby misses.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Crosby's head.
Crosby throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosby slips a jab from Gracie.
Crosby misses with a wild combination.
Gracie throws a counter combo.
Gracie feints and then cracks Crosby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crosby down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Crosby's defenses.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crosby throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crosby throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Crosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Crosby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crosby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
A jab from Crosby misses.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crosby scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Renato Gracie has been cut.
Crosby misses with a hook.
Crosby steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gracie. That one must have hurt.
Renato Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crosby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Renato Gracie!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Renato Gracie!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
Renato Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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