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Event:
TR82: Thibby’s Birthday
Date: Aug 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Crosser tries to clinch but Redd moves away #TD#
and Redd counters with a shoot takedown. Crosser fights it but they end up in guard.
Redd has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Redd has gone for a leg lock! Crosser slips out almost immediately though and dives into Redd's guard.#REVB#
Redd has control of Crosser's left arm, preventing Crosser from doing any damage. #SUB#
Redd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crosser doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Redd is tightening it up a little... Crosser has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Crosser reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Crosser taps out! Nice BJJ there by Redd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kodiyak Redd!
A victorious Kodiyak Redd 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:
TR79: Post-Hiatus
Date: Aug 06, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Crosser rushes Tomonaga and presses him up against the cage.
Crosser throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomonaga. #BC#
Crosser breaks from the clinch.
Tomonaga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crosser walks into a straight right hand from Tomonaga.#CUT2#It looks like John Crosser has been cut.#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
Tomonaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosser.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomonaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosser looking to throw knees to the head but Tomonaga is blocking nicely.
Tomonaga is leaning against Crosser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crosser's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tomonaga's efforts to push away.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomonaga jabs Crosser to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Crosser wants to clinch
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomonaga lands with a shot to the body.
Crosser misses with a right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a left to the body.
Crosser is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Tomonaga coming out on top.
A left lands for Tomonaga.#ROC2#Crosser is rocked!
Crosser walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tomonaga swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Our winner, Shinichiro Tomonaga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
TR75
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Crosser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Crosser moves into the clinch successfully.
Crosser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Crosser.
Crosser prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux is trying to break free.
Crosser lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosser.
Crosser leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crosser stalling against the cage.
Thibodeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Crosser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crosser keeps control of Thibodeaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crosser pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosser won't allow it.
#BC#
Crosser breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Crosser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Crosser has closed the distance and engaged Thibodeaux in a clinch.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Crosser.
Crosser stalling.
Crosser keeps control of Thibodeaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crosser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crosser lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Crosser away but Crosser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Crosser.
Crosser scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
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!
Crosser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crosser tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crosser keeps control of Thibodeaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but Crosser keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Crosser.
Crosser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crosser lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crosser lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux looks winded!#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Thibodeaux gets tackled into the cage by Crosser. Crosser maintains the clinch.
Crosser lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not. #BC#
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosser cracks Thibodeaux with a good jab.
Thibodeaux keeps the fight on the outside.#KD#
Crosser cracks Thibodeaux with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Crosser has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thibodeaux to stand back up!#ROC#Thibodeaux is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Smif Thibodeaux has been cut.#CL#
Crosser moves into range and clinches up with Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
Crosser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crosser is looking to clinch. #CL#
Crosser gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crosser is looking to clinch but Thibodeaux is avoiding it.
Crosser tries to clinch up but Thibodeaux circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Crosser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Crosser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Crosser prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosser won't allow it.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards. #BC#
Crosser breaks from the clinch.
Crosser lands a jab.#T4#
Crosser darts in trying to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crosser thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosser lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crosser tries to clinch but Thibodeaux moves away
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crosser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux is trying to counter with his kicks.#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
Crosser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosser has him pressed against the cage.
Crosser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thibodeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
A body shot lands from Crosser.
Crosser lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to force a seperation but Crosser has the dominant position.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smif Thibodeaux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Thibodeaux circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like John Crosser has been cut.
Crosser is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.#CL#
Crosser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thibodeaux, pushing him back against the cage.
Thibodeaux wants to break free but Crosser has control.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Crosser moves into the clinch.
John Crosser has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosser won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but Crosser keeps him there for the moment.
Crosser lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crosser trying to control the position but instead, Thibodeaux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crosser into the cage.
Crosser keeps control of Thibodeaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Crosser. #T1#
Crosser tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the side of Crosser's head. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch.
A cross from Thibodeaux lands.
Crosser connects with a jab.
Crosser connects with a jab.
Crosser moves to clinch but Thibodeaux breaks away
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crosser thinking.
Crosser scores with the left hand. Thibodeaux knows he should have avoided that one.
Crosser throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Crosser moves to clinch but Thibodeaux breaks away
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crosser cracks Thibodeaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser stuns Thibodeaux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Crosser has Thibodeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Crosser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crosser lands a body punch.
Thibodeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crosser struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crosser.
Thibodeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crosser lands a nice uppercut.
Crosser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crosser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crosser lands a nice uppercut.
Crosser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crosser lands an uppercut.#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crosser lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosser has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Crosser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crosser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crosser scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Crosser gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Crosser. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crosser wants to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosser misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Crosser avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Crosser tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crosser doesn't manage to clinch there - Thibodeaux circles away.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Crosser moves to clinch but Thibodeaux breaks away
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Crosser clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Crosser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crosser lands a nice hook to Thibodeaux's body. Thibodeaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crosser tries to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
Crosser doesn't manage to clinch there - Thibodeaux circles away.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Crosser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Crosser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crosser darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL#
Thibodeaux gets tackled into the cage by Crosser. Crosser maintains the clinch.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Crosser is controlling him.#BC2#
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and pushes Thibodeaux back into the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Crosser.
Crosser lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Crosser has him pinned against the cage.
Crosser jerks Thibodeaux's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Thibodeaux drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Crosser goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Crosser because Thibodeaux was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). John Crosser! |
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Event:
TR72: On The Mainland Boys
Date: Jun 29, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Crosser rushes Caomhanach and presses him up against the cage.
Crosser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Riley Caomhanach has been cut.#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caomhanach throws a body punch but Crosser moves out of range.
Caomhanach shoots in for a double leg but Crosser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab lands there for Crosser.#CL#
Crosser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crosser misses with a knee to the head.
Caomhanach tries to pull guard but Crosser won't allow it.
Caomhanach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crosser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caomhanach is trying to break the clinch but Crosser is controlling him.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
Crosser lands with a short shot to the head.
Caomhanach is trying to break the clinch but Crosser has him pressed against the cage.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosser digs a right hand into Caomhanach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caomhanach's gas tank.
Caomhanach looks winded!
Crosser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caomhanach has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crosser is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Crosser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Caomhanach.
Crosser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Crosser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caomhanach backwards.
Crosser lands with a right to the head. #ROC#Caomhanach is rocked!
Crosser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caomhanach is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caomhanach looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crosser dips a shoulder and cracks Caomhanach with a mighty uppercut! Caomhanach falls back against the cage and Crosser unloads with a barrage of strikes! Caomhanach is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Crosser screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Crosser! |
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Event:
TR71: Island Finale?
Date: Jun 15, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Crosser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Crosser.
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Crosser drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Crosser avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Crosser misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2#
Hall jumps into guard, dragging Crosser to the mat.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crosser has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall seems keen to control Crosser's posture.#T1#
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crosser doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hall is tightening it up a little... Crosser has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Crosser reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Crosser taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robbie Hall! Robbie Hall retains his featherweight title!
Robbie Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
TR68
Date: Jun 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Thorne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crosser misses with a body shot
and Crosser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like John Crosser has been cut.#CL#
Crosser rushes Thorne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crosser presses Thorne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thorne can't break the clinch.
Crosser lands with a left to the head.
Crosser prevents a body shot from Thorne. #BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crosser dodges the punch combination from Thorne.
#CL#
Crosser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Crosser breaks from the clinch.
Crosser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorne moves away.
Thorne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Crosser moves into range and clinches up with Thorne.
Crosser pushes Thorne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thornes head. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crosser closes the distance but Thorne moves to the side
and Crosser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1##CL#
Crosser moves into the clinch.
Crosser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thorne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorne scores with a shot to the side of Crosser's head.
Thorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crosser digs a right hand into Thorne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorne's gas tank.
Thorne tries to stall but Crosser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorne looking to stall.
Thorne has Crosser pressed against the cage.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crosser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorne can't find room to land a body shot as Crosser controls the action.
Crosser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosser lands a nice uppercut.
Crosser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorne backwards. #T2#
Thorne misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne catches Crosser with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crosser tries to clinch
enabling Thorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Crosser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crosser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Crosser has closed the distance and engaged Thorne in a clinch.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Crosser manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Crosser.
Thorne misses with some punches.
Crosser keeps control of Thorne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crosser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Thorne tries to break free but Crosser pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorne lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Crosser gets a clinch. #T3#
Thorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosser controls his hands.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Thorne. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Crosser.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crosser lands an uppercut.
Crosser lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thorne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Crosser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crosser lands a body shot.
Thorne looks winded!
Crosser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Thorne's ribcage. Thorne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosser lands a left hand.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.#T4#
Nice body punch from Crosser - that landed with a thud.
Crosser pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosser.
Crosser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Crosser lands a body punch.
Thorne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crosser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crosser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crosser lands with a light punch inside.
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Crosser.
Crosser lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Thorne's ribcage.
Crosser lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorne won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Crosser - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Crosser's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Crosser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crosser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorne digs a good hook to Crosser's body.
Crosser closes the distance but Thorne moves to the side
and Thorne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Crosser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorne, pushing him back against the cage.
Thorne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crosser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
Crosser is leaning against Thorne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crosser is leaning against Thorne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
Crosser cracks Thorne with a nice body shot.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Crosser.
A short right from Crosser.
Crosser scores with a shot to the side of Thorne's head. #T1#
Crosser lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorne takes a shot to the head. #ROC#Thorne is rocked!
Crosser misses with a knee strike.
Crosser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorne's efforts to push away.
Crosser taking a breather.
Crosser digs a right hand into Thorne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorne's gas tank.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Crosser lands with a short shot to the head.
Thorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Crosser.
Crosser lands a knee to the body.
Crosser working the clinch nicely. Thorne is working for position but Crosser cracks him with a big knee to the head! Thorne crumples up against the cage and Crosser lands two more shots before the ref can save Thorne! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). John Crosser! |
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Event:
TR64: Rockafella's Debut
Date: May 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Crosser gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Crosser is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Crosser instigates a clinch.
Crosser misses with a knee strike.
#TD2#
Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall trying to control the position.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crosser is fighting to break Hall's control of his arms but Hall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Crosser tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosser trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Hall has his feet on Crosser's thighs here. He's pushed Crosser off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Crosser screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Hall!
Robbie Hall is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Robbie Hall 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:
TR58: Crosser v Erminus
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Crosser clinches. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Crosser takes the fight into the clinch.
Crosser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Crosser breaks from the clinch.
John Crosser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erminus misses the body punch
and Erminus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crosser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erminus.
Some wild striking there from Erminus.
Erminus keeps the fight on the outside.
Crosser swings widly with a right hand
and Erminus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL#
Crosser moves into range and clinches up with Erminus.
Crosser lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosser scores with a shoulder strike.
Erminus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crosser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crosser lands an uppercut.
Crosser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erminus's face.
#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Erminus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Erminus tries to stall but Crosser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crosser misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Crosser.
#BC#
Crosser manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Crosser moves into range and clinches up with Erminus.
Crosser pushes Erminus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Erminus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosser scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Crosser dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Crosser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crosser gets through Erminus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosser lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Erminus or not.
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Erminus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Erminus working hard to break the clinch.
Erminus working hard to break the clinch.
Crosser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Erminus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crosser controlling the action here for a moment.
Crosser throws a punch but it's blocked by Erminus.
Crosser lands with a left to the head.
Erminus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Erminus looking to slow down the pace here.
Crosser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Erminus prevents a body shot from Crosser.
Crosser tries to work over Erminus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Erminus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crosser.
#T4##BC#
Crosser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Crosser.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosser.
Erminus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Erminus backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Erminus looks winded!
Crosser cracks Erminus with a nice body shot.
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erminus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Erminus backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Crosser has managed to clinch.
Crosser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erminus can do to turn this around?#BC#
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erminus.
Erminus loads up on a big right hand but Crosser slips the punch.
Crosser throws a right hand that misses
and Crosser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crosser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Crosser has managed to clinch.
Crosser lands with a light punch inside.
Crosser holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
Crosser tries to throw a body punch but Erminus avoids it by throwing Crosser back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Crosser. #T1#
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Erminus's ribcage. Erminus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Crosser.
Crosser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erminus's face.
Erminus is looking to break free of the clinch but Crosser has double underhooks.
Crosser is leaning against Erminus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Erminus tries to keep at a distance but Crosser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crosser lands a body shot.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crosser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crosser lands a body punch. #T2#
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Erminus backwards. #ROC#Erminus is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosser tries to work over Erminus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erminus is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser slowing the pace effectively.
John Crosser has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Erminus wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosser won't allow it.
Erminus seems to have recovered his senses.
Crosser lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crosser. #BC#
Crosser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser lands a body punch.
Crosser lands with a light punch inside.
Crosser lands a knee to the head.
Crosser pushes Erminus against the cage. Crosser is working some dirty boxing. Crosser pushes off with a quick right hook! Erminus goes down! Erminus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crosser moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Crosser!
John Crosser retains his featherweight title! |
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Event:
TR46: Smoking On The Red
Date: Apr 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Venegas closes the distance and clinches up with Crosser, looking for a takedown. Venegas pushes Crosser against the cage but Crosser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
Crosser rushes Venegas and presses him up against the cage.
Crosser scores with a shot to the side of Venegas 's head.
Crosser presses Venegas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crosser is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Venegas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crosser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Venegas . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crosser taking a breather.
Crosser putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Venegas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
I was talking to Venegas 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Venegas is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Crosser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crosser.
Crosser lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Crosser.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosser.#T1#
Crosser is pushing Venegas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Venegas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crosser gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crosser looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Crosser.
#ROC2#Venegas is rocked!
Venegas misses with the head strike.
Crosser lands with a right to the head.
Oh Venegas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Crosser.
Crosser prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Crosser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crosser lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Venegas to his knees! Crosser keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Crosser!
John Crosser is the new featherweight champion! |
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Event:
TR42: Light That Exotic Up
Date: Apr 03, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Crosser darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.
Crosser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Costa.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Crosser manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Crosser pushes Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crosser avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crosser avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
John Crosser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Costa.#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Crosser takes the fight into the clinch.
Crosser cracks Costa with a nice body shot.
Crosser lands a body shot in the clinch.
Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crosser pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crosser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Crosser.
Costa looks winded!
Crosser gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosser landing knees to the body.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Costa's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Crosser.
#BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Crosser gets a clinch. #BC#
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crosser finds it's way round the side to connect with Costa's head. #CUT#It looks like Johan Costa has been cut.#T1##CL#
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Crosser moves into the clinch successfully.
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Crosser.
Crosser lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crosser lands a right hand.
Crosser works on Costa's body with a couple of short punches.
Crosser leaning against his opponent.
#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Crosser clinches with his opponent.
Costa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crosser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards. #ROC#Costa is rocked!#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Costa's ribcage. Costa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosser lands a big knee to the head and Costa goes down! Crosser pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Crosser! |
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Event:
TR37: OMG, Back At It Again
Date: Mar 23, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Standish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crosser, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crosser throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosser keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Crosser instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Nice body punch from Crosser. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser throws a hook to the side of Standish's head but Standish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crosser throws a lazy right hand but Standish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Standish wants to clinch
and Crosser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Standish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but Standish blocks it.
#BC#
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back 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!
Crosser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosser swings for the body but Standish moves out of range.
Standish wants to counter the offense by Crosser and move into the clinch position.#CL#
Standish gets tackled into the cage by Crosser. Crosser maintains the clinch.
Crosser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Standish backwards. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Standish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Standish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosser lands a left hand.
Standish tries to pull guard but Crosser holds him up against the cage and eventually Standish drops back down to his feet.
Standish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Standish is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crosser to keep the fight standing.
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Standish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Standish misses with some punches.
Crosser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
Standish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crosser walks away with a smile on his face. Standish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Crosser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niles Standish.
Standish looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Standish gets tackled into the cage by Crosser. Crosser maintains the clinch.
Crosser pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crosser landing knees to the body.
#T2#
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Standish is trying to pull guard but Crosser has him pressed against the cage.
Crosser looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crosser blocking some punches.
Crosser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Standish's face.
A short right from Crosser.
Crosser throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Standish.
Crosser gets through Standish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosser is leaning against Standish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosser lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Crosser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Standish misses with a body punch.
Crosser stalling.
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Standish's ribcage.
Standish misses with a body punch.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Standish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Standish is trying to pull guard but Crosser turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T3#
Standish takes a shot to the head.
Standish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Crosser rushes Standish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crosser lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Crosser. That snapped Standish's head back.
#ROC#Standish is rocked!#CL#
Crosser clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Crosser as the two fighters clinch.
Crosser scores with a hook to the body.
Crosser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Standish.
Crosser lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crosser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosser lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
Standish misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Standish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Crosser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Standish, pushing him back against the cage.
Crosser stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Crosser - that landed with a thud.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.#BC#
Crosser manages to break the clinch.
Crosser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Standish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crosser paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Crosser takes the fight into the clinch.
Standish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Crosser.
Good body shot from Crosser.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Crosser.
Crosser makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Crosser clinches up with Standish and pushes him back against the cage.
Standish fails to pull guard.
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Standish's ribcage. Standish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosser.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosser. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Crosser clinches up with Standish and pushes him back against the cage.
Crosser lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
A hook to the body from Crosser.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standish manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Crosser clinches.
Standish is breathing heavily.
Crosser is working Standish over against the cage.
Crosser lands with a short shot to the head.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
Crosser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standish can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Crosser.
Standish is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?#T1#
Crosser working the clinch nicely. Standish is working for position but Crosser cracks him with a big knee to the head! Standish crumples up against the cage and Crosser lands two more shots before the ref can save Standish! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). John Crosser! |
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Event:
TR32: They Wanna Be Us So Bad
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Crosser defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Nakamura.#CUT#It looks like John Crosser has been cut.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crosser lands a left hand.
#CUT2#It looks like Kenji Nakamura has been cut.
Crosser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Crosser moves into the clinch.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosser has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Crosser is controlling the position.
Crosser looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crosser blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crosser struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Crosser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Nakamura blocking some punches.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Crosser controls the action.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Crosser fails to land.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosser is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Crosser has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosser.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Crosser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crosser is leaning against Nakamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Crosser backwards.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosser won't allow it.
Crosser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crosser throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Crosser tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Nakamura as the two fighters clinch.
Nakamura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosser swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosser looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Crosser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Crosser misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Crosser.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura tries to work over Crosser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3##BC2#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crosser throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura lands a head shot.
Nakamura cracks Crosser with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Crosser falls to his knees and Nakamura doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Nakamura!
Kenji Nakamura is the new featherweight champion! |
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Event:
TR25: Dap You With Left Hand
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Crosser moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Crosser.
Helmsfrid Jr fails to pull guard.
#BC#
Crosser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Crosser.#CL#
Crosser closes the distance and clinches.
Crosser lands with a left to the head. #ROC#Helmsfrid Jr is rocked!
Helmsfrid Jr tries to pull guard but Crosser holds him up against the cage and eventually Helmsfrid Jr drops back down to his feet.
Helmsfrid Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helmsfrid Jr jumps guard but Crosser turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
John Crosser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Durans Helmsfrid Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Crosser lands a body shot in the clinch.
Helmsfrid Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Helmsfrid Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helmsfrid Jr fails to pull guard.
Helmsfrid Jr jumps guard but Crosser stands there with Helmsfrid Jr around his waist. Helmsfrid Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Helmsfrid Jr tries to pull guard but Crosser forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Crosser.
Helmsfrid Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crosser pushes Helmsfrid Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosser jerks Helmsfrid Jr to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Helmsfrid Jr's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Crosser steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Crosser!
John Crosser is the new featherweight champion! |
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Event:
TR20: Island Boy v Cyclops Ojo
Date: Feb 16, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Read closes the distance and clinches.
Read avoiding damage as Crosser throws knees to the body.
Crosser gets through Read's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Read.
Read jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crosser walks away with a smile on his face. Read gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Crosser darts in and clinches Read up against the cage.
Crosser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Read.
Read jumps guard but Crosser turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crosser lands a nice knee to the body.
Read looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Crosser.
Crosser lands with a short shot to the head.
Crosser pushes Read back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosser lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Read or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crosser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crosser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#Read is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Kaiden Read has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Crosser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Read is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser lands a big right hand that drops Read! The killer instinct kicks in and Crosser finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Crosser!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Crosser! |
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Event:
TR15: Wanna See A Dead Body?
Date: Feb 05, 2022 |
#R1#
A big right from Crosser misses.
Mouse tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crosser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mouse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Crosser lands.#CUT#It looks like Jerry Mouse has been cut.#CL#
Crosser moves into the clinch.
Crosser lands with a right to the head.
Crosser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mouse looks winded!
A hook to the body from Crosser.
Crosser lands a knee to the body.
Crosser gets through Mouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crosser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crosser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosser lands a left hand.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crosser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosser.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crosser lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Crosser.
#ROC#Mouse is rocked!
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Crosser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crosser lands a right hand. #BC#
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosser scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mouse doesn't seem bothered though.
Crosser flashes Mouse a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Mouse's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Mouse crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Crosser punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Crosser! |
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Event:
TR13: Lucky Number Thir-een
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Crosser lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Costa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crosser's waist but Crosser gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costa off to one side.
Crosser scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrible takedown attempt by Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Crosser, which made it look bad.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crosser swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crosser as he jumps to the side.
Crosser connects with a nice looking jab.
Crosser lands a slapping body shot.
Costa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crosser avoids it really well and circles away.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Crosser cracks Costa with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosser lands a body shot.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crosser sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Costa is defended easily by Crosser.
Crosser stuns Costa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crosser scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Costa fails to land the takedown.
Jab by Crosser.
Crosser lands a lovely overhand right.
Crosser fails to land with a series of punches.
Crosser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Costa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crosser lands a jab to the head.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crosser sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crosser digs a good body shot into Costa's ribs.
Crosser punishes Costa's body with a nice straight punch.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Crosser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crosser scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Crosser. #ROC2#Costa is rocked!#T2#
Crosser knocks out Costa with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Crosser before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Crosser picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Crosser! |
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Event:
TR08: Set This B*tch Off
Date: Jan 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Crosser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Crosser misses the target.
Thibodeaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crosser connects with a body shot.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crosser.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
Crosser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thibodeaux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Crosser. Those never looked like landing.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crosser scores with a punch to the head.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Crosser.
A shot to the liver by Crosser. Beautiful body shot.
Crosser punishes Thibodeaux's body with a nice straight punch.
Crosser cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosser takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crosser connects with a nice looking jab.
#T1#
Crosser throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crosser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thibodeaux rather than just go for the knockout.
Crosser lands with a nice body punch.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
John Crosser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crosser.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
Thibodeaux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crosser scores with a nice head shot.
Crosser swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux counters with a two punch combo.
Thibodeaux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Crosser. That snapped Thibodeaux's head back.
Crosser throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosser scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crosser looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Nice cross by Crosser.
Crosser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crosser connects with a body shot that sends Thibodeaux's belly button to the back.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that Crosser ducks under and follows up with a left that Crosser also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Crosser misses its intended target.
Crosser loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Thibodeaux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Crosser just manages to avoid it.
Crosser throws out a powerful jab.
Thibodeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crosser cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.
Crosser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Crosser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crosser is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thibodeaux had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T3#
Crosser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux half committed to a counter leg kick.
Crosser with a hook.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crosser thuds a left hand into Thibodeaux's body.#CL2#
Crosser instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crosser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Crosser.
Thibodeaux is trying to push Crosser away but Crosser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Crosser.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Crosser blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Crosser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
Crosser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crosser misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux tries to work over Crosser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crosser landing knees to the head.
#ROC2#Thibodeaux is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Smif Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosser has him pressed against the cage.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Crosser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thibodeaux's face.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Crosser uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Crosser.
#BC2#
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Crosser clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Thibodeaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Crosser uses good head movement to avoid it. #KD2#
Crosser drops Thibodeaux with a big knee straight up the middle! Thibodeaux is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smif Thibodeaux's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Crosser flashes Thibodeaux a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Thibodeaux's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Thibodeaux crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Crosser punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Crosser! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 24, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Crosser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helmsfrid Jr is trying to pull guard but Crosser has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Helmsfrid Jr manages to pull guard.
Helmsfrid Jr wants to sweep here but Crosser controlling him for the moment.
Helmsfrid Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Helmsfrid Jr is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Crosser has his hands clasped together but Helmsfrid Jr extends and breaks Crosser's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Helmsfrid Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Durans Helmsfrid Jr! |
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