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Event:
The Island Season 8, 145 lbs, Round 2
Date: Aug 06, 2018 |
#R1# Crane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Lenk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane. Crane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing. It seemed like Lenk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Lenk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Lenk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Lenk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Lenk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lenk walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Crane drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lenk swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Crane's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Lenk! A victorious Timur Lenk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
The Island Season 8, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 05, 2018 |
#R1# Ronson doesn't succeed with the takedown and Crane counters with a nice uppercut. Ronson fails with the takedown and Crane counters with a straight right hand. Crane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC2# Ronson is rocked! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ronson is defended easily by Crane. Crane's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Ronson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Crane cracks Ronson with a hook to the temple - Ronson is on wobbly legs here! Crane swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ronson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Crane wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Crane! A very excited looking David Crane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Beach Fights 34
Date: Jun 22, 2018 |
#R1# Mack takes one to the chin there. Crane stuffs the takedown. Crane lands a slapping body shot.
Mack misses with an uppercut
letting Crane counter with a right hand. Mack throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Mack misses with a takedown attempt and Crane counters with a big right hand! Oh Mack is in trouble here! Crane follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Crane! During a confident post fight interview, David Crane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Bad Boys at the Beach
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1# Crane blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Crane misses with a wild body shot. Crane lands a jab. Crane slips a jab from Barbosa. Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Crane slips a jab from Barbosa. Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane. Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away. A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target. Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily. Barbosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1# Barbosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT# It looks like David Crane has been cut. Crane lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range. Crane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.#ROC2# Barbosa is rocked! Barbosa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Crane misses with a looping right. Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane. Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now. Crane thows a left - swing and a miss! Crane misses with a looping right. Barbosa connects with a body shot. A telegraphed right hand from Crane misses the target. Crane misses with an uppercut. Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane. Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa misses with a body kick. #T2# Good shot there by Crane. Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing. Crane connects with a jab. Crane misses with a straight left. Barbosa moves away from the strike by Crane. Barbosa slips a jab from Crane. Barbosa slips a straight right by Crane. Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab. Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Crane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Nice uppercut there from Barbosa. Crane blocks a jab. Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane misses with a looping left.#T3# Barbosa slips a straight right by Crane. Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crane looks like he wants to counter punch here. Barbosa moves out of range as Crane strikes. Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily. Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane slips under a jab from Barbosa. Barbosa throws a head kick but Crane moves out of range.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Crane thows a left - swing and a miss! Crane digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Crane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Crane misses with a straight left. Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Crane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4# Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Crane.#KD2# Crane sends Barbosa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crane is motioning to the referee to let Barbosa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Crane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. BOOM! Crane lands a beautiful left hook that drops Barbosa. Barbosa tries to recover but Crane is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Barbosa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Crane! David Crane 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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Event:
Battleground by the Beach
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1# Crane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jenkins has time to react. Jenkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.#CL# Jenkins pushes Crane up against the cage in a clinch. Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkins. Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crane. Crane misses with the head strike.
Crane digs a right hand into Jenkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jenkins's gas tank. Nice body punch from Jenkins. Jenkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Crane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crane. Crane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action! Crane wants to stall.
Crane misses with a short punch on the inside. Crane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins lands a body shot. #T1# A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins. Jenkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cranes head. Jenkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crane backwards. Crane throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins. Crane misses with a short punch on the inside. Crane has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Crane controls the action.
Jenkins scores with a shoulder strike. Crane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A shot in the inside from Jenkins. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkins. Jenkins lands with a light punch inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jenkins lands a nice shot to the body. Crane avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenkins. Jenkins lands a shot to the body. Crane misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2# A short right from Jenkins. Crane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crane backwards. Jenkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crane backwards. #ROC# Crane is rocked! Crane misses with a hook from the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Crane is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him? Jenkins digs a right hand underneath Crane's ribcage. Crane let out a lung full of air as it connected. Crane seems to have recovered his senses. Crane looks winded! Nice body punch from Jenkins - that landed with a thud.
Crane misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Jenkins.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenkins.
Crane swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it. Jenkins lands with a light punch inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenkins. Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Jenkins.
A short uppercut from Jenkins. Nice body punch from Jenkins - that landed with a thud.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head. Jenkins lands with a left to the head. #T3# Jenkins lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jenkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenkins throws a big uppercut that drops Crane! More strikes from Jenkins and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Crane lies dazed against the cage as Jenkins celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Jenkins! Tommy Jenkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Bravery on the Beach
Date: Apr 29, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Crane tries to keep at a distance but Ambe has taken the fight into the clinch. Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC# Crane breaks from the clinch.
Ambe misses the jab. Ambe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Crane throws a good cross that connects.
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing. Crane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#TD2# Ambe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ambe tries to move to mount but Crane blocks the move with his legs. #SUB2# Ambe is working to tighten his grip on Crane's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Crane has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ambe is really squeezing tight and eventually Crane passes out! Ambe breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Har Ambe! After the fight, Har Ambe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 04, 2018 |
#R1# Filho throws a half hearted mid kick. Crane throws a body shot but no joy. Filho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Crane thows a left - swing and a miss! Crane throws a lazy right hand but Filho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. David Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Filho wants to clinch. Filho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crane tries to avoid it but Filho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crane to the ground. Crane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Crane throws a hook to the side of Filho's head but Filho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Crane misses the jab. Crane lands with an overhand left. Filho doesn't succeed with the takedown#KD# and Crane counters with a nice right hand that sends Filho toppling to the canvas! Filho scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crane finish him?!#ROC# Filho is rocked! 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! Filho misses with a head kick.
Filho is still on wobbly legs! Can Crane finish him? Crane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filho. Filho gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Crane points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Filho wakes up just in time to hear Crane thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Crane!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2018 |
#R1# A swing and a miss from Crane. Crane throws an off balance right hand
and Dark counters with a nice uppercut. Dark tries to clinch but fails miserably and Crane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Dark moves away from the strike by Crane. Crane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#KD# Crane sends Dark crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crane is motioning to the referee to let Dark up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC# Dark is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Zenon Dark has been cut. 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! Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing. Dark is still on wobbly legs! Can Crane finish him? Crane fakes the body blow, causing Dark to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dark goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Crane!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 25, 2018 |
#R1# Crane lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliveira's head. Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane. Oliveira thinks about countering with a body kick. Crane leaves Oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Oliveira defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand. Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crane is fending him off so far but Oliveira persists. Nope, Crane circles away and we're back to standing. A jab from Crane misses. Oliveira fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him. Oliveira slips under a jab from Crane. Crane looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliveira. David Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Crane lands a nice hook to Oliveira's body. Oliveira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oliveira tries to clinch up but Crane circles away and keeps his distance. Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot. Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice defenses there by Oliveira. Crane throws the left hand but Oliveira avoids the punch easily.#T1# Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes. Oliveira has a takedown stuffed. Crane cracks a nice hook into Oliveira's ribs. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by Crane. Crane looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range. Crane thuds his right hand into Oliveira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2# It looks like Marcos Oliveira has been cut. Oliveira moves out of range as Crane strikes. Oliveira slips under a jab. Oliveira looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Oliveira is breathing heavily. Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane. Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab. Oliveira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2# Crane blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Crane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Crane keeps the fight on the outside. Crane looks to land a left hand but Oliveira moved out of range nicely.#CL2# Crane moves into the clinch. Crane lands a body shot. Oliveira tries to pull guard but Crane won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Crane.
Crane digs a right hand underneath Oliveira's ribcage. Oliveira let out a lung full of air as it connected. Crane scores with a shoulder strike. Crane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oliveiras head. A short left from Crane. A quick uppercut on the inside from Crane. Crane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Crane lands on the inside with an uppercut. The referee calls for Crane to work.
Crane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliveira.#T3# A short uppercut from Crane. Crane avoiding damage.
Crane slows down the pace here.
Crane receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#BC2# Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Crane cracks Oliveira with a right hand to the side of the head. Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily. Crane cracks Oliveira with an open hand slap. Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2# Oliveira is rocked! Crane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveira's hands. Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crane circles away. David Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Crane, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Crane against the cage but Crane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Crane throws a monster overhand right that drops Oliveira! Crane follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Crane!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2018 |
#R1# Ketchel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane. Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane throws a hook but Ketchel avoids it easily. Crane throws a lazy right hand but Ketchel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A big left from Crane misses. Crane stuffs the takedown attempt from Ketchel. Ketchel gets slowly back to his feet. Crane stuffs the takedown attempt from Ketchel. Ketchel gets slowly back to his feet. A big left from Crane misses. Crane misses with a looping left. Ketchel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crane is fending him off so far but Ketchel persists. Nope, Crane circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Ketchel. That's going to take a lot out of him. Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Ketchel's shoulder, as Ketchel tries to avoid the shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ketchel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Crane throws a lazy right hand but Ketchel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ketchel moves in looking to clinch but Crane pushes him off. Crane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Crane swings widly with a right hand
#TD# and Ketchel counters with a single leg into guard. Crane didn't expect that. #ES2# Crane pushes Ketchel off and gets back to his feet.
#T1# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crane, as that shot connected.
#CUT2# It looks like Stanley Ketchel has been cut. Crane throws out a loose jab but Ketchel uses good head movement to avoid it. Ketchel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane. Ketchel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Crane sprawls and moves away. Ketchel shoots for a takedown but Crane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. David Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Crane looks to land a left hand but Ketchel moved out of range nicely. Ketchel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Crane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Nice defenses there by Ketchel. Ketchel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Ketchel is breathing heavily.#CL2# Crane drives through and clinches with Ketchel against the cage.
Crane gets through Ketchel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Crane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ketchel backwards. Crane scores with an uppercut up the middle. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Crane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ketchel backwards. Crane lands a body punch in the clinch. Crane prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T2# Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Crane lands a body punch. Crane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Crane lands a shoulder strike. Crane digs a right hand underneath Ketchel's ribcage. Ketchel let out a lung full of air as it connected. Crane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Crane gets through Ketchel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Crane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crane lands with a light punch inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for Crane.
Crane lands with a left to the head. #T3# Crane working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC2# Ketchel is rocked! Crane lands a hook to the side of the head. Oh Ketchel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Crane is leaning against Ketchel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Crane is struggling to control the position. A short right hand to the side of the head by Crane. Crane pushes Ketchel against the cage. Crane is working some dirty boxing. Crane pushes off with a quick right hook! Ketchel goes down! Ketchel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crane moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Crane!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 15, 2018 |
#R1# Pogs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crane tests Pogs's chin there with a solid looking shot. Crane lands with a hook. Pogs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Pogs connects with a crisp jab. Pogs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. A decent looking cross lands there for Crane.#ROC2# Pogs is rocked! Crane connects with a body shot that sends Pogs's belly button to the back. Oh Pogs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Crane fakes the body blow, causing Pogs to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pogs goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Crane!
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