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Event:
EVO 238: Tires vs Shillings
Date: Apr 14, 2016 |
#R1# May takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. May throws a hook but Crowe avoids it easily. Crowe tries to counter with a clinch but May shakes him off and moves away. Crowe is looking to clinch. May misses the shot to the body. May checks a leg kick. May was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. May lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2# Crowe closes the distance and clinches. May doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for May. May takes an elbow to the forehead. Crowe tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body. May lands a shot to the body. Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Crowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from May.
I was talking to May's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. May lands a left hand.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1# Crowe tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body. May throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crowes head. Crowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to May's face.
A right hand to the body from May.
May blocks a body shot from Crowe. May cracks Crowe with a nice body shot. May misses with some punches.
Crowe is working May over against the cage. May lands a right hand. Crowe lands a nice elbow from the clinch. May swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it. May misses with a short punch on the inside. Crowe blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crowe. Crowe tries to work over May's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short left from Crowe. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. May scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2# May blocks a body shot from Crowe. Crowe blocks a body shot from May. Crowe lands a damaging elbow. Crowe working aggressively here.
Crowe pushes off an throws an elbow but May leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. May misses with a punch on the inside.
May softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. May throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crowes head. Crowe lands an elbow just above May 's eye. May scores with a hook to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by May. May throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crowes head. A head punch on the inside from May fails to land. Crowe misses with a body punch.
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. May on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crowe lands on the inside with an uppercut. The referee calls for May to work.
Crowe tries a knee to the head but May blocks it.
#T3# May swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it. Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section. A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe. Crowe prevents a body shot from May. Knees to the body from Crowe.
A right hook to the body lands for Crowe.
A right hand to the body from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe. Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow. Crowe misses with an elbow over the top. May struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
Crowe lands a knee to the body.
May tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing May back against the cage. May on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
May goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4# Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. May is defending well for now. Crowe misses with an elbow strike.
Crowe prevents a body shot from May. A left hand lands to the body for Crowe.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
May blocks a body shot from Crowe. May goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
May's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! May's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. May working some nice short punches in the clinch. May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
May takes a shot to the head. Crowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crowe misses with a knee to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eli Crowe will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# A cross from May lands. May lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Crowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by May. May throws a looping overhand right but Crowe ducks down to avoid it. May misses with a low kick. May connects with a looping right hand.
May misses with a head kick.
Crowe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from May. May throws a lazy uppercut
and Crowe counters with a thumping low kick. Crowe throws the kick towards the body but May avoids it. Crowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as May throws out the jab. May throws a big shot that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe. Brad May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. May throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range. Crowe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. 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! May blocks the body kick.
#T1# Crowe blocks a head kick by May.
Crowe avoids the head kick by May.
May scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Crowe ducks right into an uppercut from May. Brad May is winning the standup battle so far. Crowe connects with a body shot that sends May's belly button to the back.#CL2# Crowe clinches up with May and pushes him back against the cage. May is leaning against Crowe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
May dodges an elbow strike from Crowe.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards May's brow. Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from May fails to land. #T2# May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that May shrugs off. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside. May pushes Crowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards May's brow. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as May takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Crowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. May tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crowe's elbow. Crowe misses with a body punch.
Crowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but May has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crowe lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Crowe throws a knee to the head but misses.
May dodges an elbow strike from Crowe.
#T3# May misses with a hook from the clinch. May is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Nice elbow from Crowe. Crowe blocks a body shot from May. May working aggressively here.
Eli Crowe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May scores with a shoulder strike. Crowe throws an elbow that misses.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe takes a shot to the head. Crowe blocks an uppercut.
May managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from May. May misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe tries to work over May's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of May backwards. Crowe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4# Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. May blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
Crowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
May tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing May back against the cage. A hook to the body from Crowe.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Crowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mays head. May lands on the inside with an uppercut. May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
May softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. May controlling the action here for a moment.
Crowe crunches a lovely knee into May's ribcage. Crowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Brad May will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# May checks a low kick from Crowe. May throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. May slips under a jab. May takes one to the chin there. A head kick by May misses and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand. Crowe slips under a jab. May misses with a head kick.
Crowe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from May. May throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
May misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from May. Crowe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from May. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. May looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range. Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Crowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. May is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. May lands with a kick to the temple. Crowe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" May gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1# That kick from May tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on. Crowe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. May lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from May. Crowe slips a straight right by May.#CL2# Crowe clinches. Crowe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards May's brow. May struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
Crowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crowe misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crowe. Crowe prevents a body shot from May. Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
May lands with a right to the head. Still in the clinch, Crowe scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Crowe being controlled against the cage. Crowe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe. Still in the clinch, May scores with a nice short uppercut. May is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. May throws a head punch that misses. Crowe lands a nice knee to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. May avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
#KD2# Crowe drops May with a big knee straight up the middle! May is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC2# May is rocked!#CUT2# It looks like Brad May has been cut. May throws a body shot but no joy. Oh May is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A jab from Crowe misses. May seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2# Crowe lands a big right hand that sends May crashing to the mat! Crowe stays standing though and waves May back to his feet! May misses with a body punch
#CL2# and Crowe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crowe. #T3# Crowe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crowe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Crowe has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles May - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Crowe, and another! May is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eli Crowe! Post fight, Eli Crowe took to the microphone: 'Yeehaw! Ah'd now like to announce mah retirement and subsequent openin' of Eli's house of whores and hooch. Come visit! Or else...'.
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