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Event:
NYCL Fight Night (5)
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Drozd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawford attempts a counter takedown but Drozd avoids it well and moves away.
Drozd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Drozd gets a clinch.
Drozd putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crawford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drozd can't find room to land a body shot as Crawford controls the action.
Crawford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Drozd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drozd's coach down at Brloh was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Drozd's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD#
Crawford dives in and scores a takedown into Drozd's guard.
Drozd being controlled here, momentarily.
Crawford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drozd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crawford content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Crawford prevents Drozd from getting back to his feet.
Crawford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crawford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drozd tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drozd throws a series of punches but Crawford moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Drozd.
Drozd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drozd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Drozd's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drozd scores with a nice body kick.
Crawford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T2#
Drozd tries a head kick but it misses.
Drozd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Drozd misses.
Drozd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drozd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawford circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Crawford misses. #CL2#
Drozd clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Crawford gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Drozd has his feet on Crawford's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Drozd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drozd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crawford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Drozd forces Crawford back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Drozd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drozd scores with a nice head shot.#T3#
Drozd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Drozd closes the distance and clinches.
Drozd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drozd is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
Drozd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Drozd gets a clinch.
Crawford is trying to maintain a safe position but Drozd gets an underhook and turns Crawford into the cage.
Drozd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Drozd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drozd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drozd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drozd!
Drozd lands a body shot.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Drozd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawford's sensitive parts.
Drozd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Drozd closes the distance and pushes Crawford back into the cage.#T4#
Drozd is leaning against Crawford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drozd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drozd is leaning against Crawford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Drozd - that landed with a thud.
#BC2#
Drozd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drozd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Drozd has knocked Crawford down with a huge combo! Drozd steps away and waves a wobbly Crawford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Crawford is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Drozd has cracked Crawford with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Drozd lands another huge swinging hook and Crawford tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Crawford, before Drozd can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miroslav Drozd! |
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Event:
NYCL 20 - Johnson vs Mironi
Date: Aug 21, 2021 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - De Klerk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Klerk circles away.
De Klerk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Klerk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Klerk tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Klerk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Crawford has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Crawford won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crawford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Klerk landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Klerk obliges.#T1#
De Klerk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crawford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crawford looks winded!#KD#
De Klerk drops Crawford with a big knee straight up the middle! Crawford is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Crawford is rocked!#CL#
De Klerk instigates a clinch.
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can De Klerk finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Klerk obliges.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Klerk.
De Klerk throws a big uppercut that drops Crawford! More strikes from De Klerk and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Crawford lies dazed against the cage as De Klerk celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wubbe De Klerk! |
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Event:
NYCL 14 - Spellvor vs Scott
Date: Aug 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Crawford tries to clinch but Pusher is having none of it.
Pusher feints the counter takedown.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Pusher is avoiding it.
#TD#
Crawford manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pusher on his heels. He'll look to pass Pusher's guard now, I'm sure.
Pusher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crawford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crawford content to stall in guard here.
Crawford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Crawford is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Crawford stands up and waves to Pusher to follow him. #T1#
Crawford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pusher counters with a two punch combo. #TD#
Crawford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crawford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pusher is trying to control but can't.
Crawford trying to pass the guard but Pusher defending well.
Pusher is looking for a sweep. Crawford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crawford passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Crawford has control of Pusher's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pusher regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T2#
Crawford controlling his opponent.
Crawford with shots to the head and body - Pusher looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crawford controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pusher hang on?#T3##SUB#
Crawford throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Pusher has his hands clasped together but Crawford breaks the hold and Pusher is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Crawford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zachary Crawford!
The defeated Robert Pusher had this to say: 'I'm humble enough to take this loss and say my opponent is an amazing fighter. I'll leave it at that. '. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1052 Round 2
Date: Jul 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Crawford wants to clinch up but Bong keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bong. #KD#
Bong lands a left and a right that send Crawford crashing to the mat, dazed. Bong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Crawford is rocked!
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but Bong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Bong finish him?
Bong catches Crawford with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Crawford forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bing Bong! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1052 Round 1
Date: Jul 05, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Lipovoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lipovoy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crawford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lipovoy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Crawford has clasped his hands together around Lipovoy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lipovoy is pushing Crawford's head away, looking to escape. Crawford manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB2#
Crawford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lipovoy is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Crawford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lipovoy has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T1#
Crawford controls the position.
Crawford wants to control but Lipovoy is keeping him busy.
Crawford controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lipovoy down.
Crawford tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lipovoy's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lipovoy is not content to let Crawford control the position.
Crawford throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crawford trying to control the action but Lipovoy is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Lipovoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crawford misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crawford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Crawford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lipovoy is trying to control Crawford's posture but Crawford avoids it. #T3#
Lipovoy is looking to regain half guard here but Crawford keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Crawford tries for a kimura but Lipovoy is defending well.
Lipovoy being controlled for a moment.
Crawford throws an elbow but Lipovoy slips to the side and avoids it well.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lipovoy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lipovoy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Crawford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lipovoy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU2#
Crawford has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Crawford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Lipovoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Lipovoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Lipovoy keeps it at a distance.
Crawford looks for a takedown but Lipovoy sprawls well.#CL#
Lipovoy rushes Crawford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford jumps guard but Lipovoy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crawford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lipovoy smiles and moves away.
Artem Lipovoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zachary Crawford.
Lipovoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crawford feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lipovoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crawford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lipovoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crawford.
Lipovoy is looking for a counter combo.
Crawford misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Crawford gets tackled into the cage by Lipovoy. Lipovoy maintains the clinch.
Crawford jumps guard but Lipovoy stands there with Crawford around his waist. Crawford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lipovoy. #BC#
Lipovoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lipovoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crawford somewhat.
Lipovoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt.
Lipovoy shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Crawford changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lipovoy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lipovoy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lipovoy fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Crawford dives in and scores a takedown into Lipovoy's guard.
Zachary Crawford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lipovoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crawford is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Lipovoy keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Crawford drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lipovoy dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Crawford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lipovoy defends it easily.
Crawford seems keen to control Lipovoy's posture.#T4#
Crawford is trying to hold Lipovoy in close to prevent damage but Lipovoy has managed to pass into half guard.
Lipovoy uses his free foot to push down on Crawford's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crawford.
Crawford tries to hold on but Lipovoy postures up.
Crawford regains half guard.
Crawford gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Lipovoy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Crawford bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lipovoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crawford on the ground.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Crawford tries to score with some ground and pound. Lipovoy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Crawford moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Crawford advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lipovoy tries to hold on but Crawford pushes him away. #T1#
Lipovoy is squirming around, avoiding Crawford's attempts to control the action.
Lipovoy is looking to improve his position but Crawford isn't that keen on the idea.
Crawford controlling from mount.
Crawford looking to control but Lipovoy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lipovoy tries to hold on but Crawford pushes him away. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crawford tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lipovoy is looking to get to half guard.
Lipovoy tries to hold on but Crawford pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipovoy is in a horrible position here. Crawford smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crawford tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crawford scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T3#
Crawford landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lipovoy tries to lock up and control but Crawford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crawford lands a big elbow. #ROC2#Lipovoy is rocked!
Crawford with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Lipovoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawford lands a big shot there that rocks Lipovoy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#SUB2#
Crawford is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lipovoy is surviving well by controlling Crawford's body position as best he can.
Crawford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crawford working Lipovoy over with strikes here.
Crawford controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Crawford working for a guillotine from mount but Lipovoy is in no mood to give up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Crawford looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T4#
Lipovoy is bucking up trying to escape but Crawford cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crawford postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lipovoy looks a forlorn figure.
Crawford cracks Lipovoy with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachary Crawford! |
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