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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 524 p4p, 775 weight class) and Ben Crispian (ranked 46 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian checks a low kick from Adofo.
A left lands for Crispian.
Crispian avoids the head kick by Adofo.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adofo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crispian misses with a body shot
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adofo scores with a nice right hand.
Crispian avoids the body shot from Adofo.
Adofo throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adofo throws a hook but Crispian avoids it easily.
Crispian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crispian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Adofo misses
and Crispian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crispian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Adofo's shoulder, as Adofo tries to avoid the shot.
Adofo misses with a looping right.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Adofo is looking to counter punch.
Adofo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crispians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adofo throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Adofo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adofo takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crispian!
Adofo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adofo connects with a right hand. Crispian shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crispian connects with a leg kick.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at Certified Cave Gang that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Adofo.
Crispian misses the jab.
Adofo misses the shot to the body.
Adofo throws an off balance right hand
and Adofo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo with a jab.
Adofo scores with the left hand. Crispian knows he should have avoided that one.
Adofo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crispian misses with a kick to the body
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
Adofo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adofo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crispian blocks a head kick by Adofo.
Crispian lands with an uppercut that bounces Adofo off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adofo counters with a low kick, right behind Crispian 's knee.
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crispian looks to throw a body kick
and Adofo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adofo cracks Crispian with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut lands for Crispian. That snapped Adofo's head back.
Crispian swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Adofo counter with a right hand.
Adofo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adofo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Adofo.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo lands with a hook. Crispian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian ducks right into an uppercut from Adofo.
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adofo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Crispian misses the shot to the body.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Adofo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adofo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crispian staying out of range there.
Crispian lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Adofo moved away.
Adofo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Crispian misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chumani Adofo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adofo swings widly with a right hand
and Crispian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian misses with a leg kick
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian lands with a good body shot.
Crispian throws the left hand but Adofo avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Crispian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adofo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chumani Adofo is winning the standup battle so far.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Crispian's head but Crispian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adofo misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Adofo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crispian thinking.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Adofo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crispian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crispian looks to throw a body kick
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crispian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crispian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adofo throws a big shot that misses.
Adofo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian misses with a lunging right hand
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Adofo blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crispian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adofo manages to avoid it.
Adofo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adofo counters with a straight right hand.
Adofo connects with the punch.
Crispian throws a body punch but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo scores with a sloppy right hand. Crispian should have avoided that one.
Crispian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adofo throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adofo lands a head shot.
Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adofo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo thuds his right hand into Crispian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Crispian looks to throw a body kick
and Adofo counters with a leg kick.
Crispian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Crispian catches Adofo right on the button with a cross.
Adofo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crispian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adofo on the side of the head.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Crispian throws a body punch but Adofo moves out of range.
Crispian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adofo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo moves out of range as Crispian strikes.
Crispian tries to bum rush Adofo with a series of wild strikes but Adofo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
Adofo misses with a wild body shot.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Crispian.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crispian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adofo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crispian scrambles back to his feet.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Adofo lands a nice hook to Crispian's body. Crispian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crispian lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crispian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crispian ducks right into an uppercut from Adofo.
Crispian misses with a hook. Adofo ducked under it nicely.
Adofo is looking to counter punch.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crispian can do to turn this around?
Crispian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adofo counters with a stiff right hand.
Adofo connects with a solid leg kick.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crispian looks for the body kick but Adofo saw that one coming.
Adofo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crispian.
Crispian takes a swing at Adofo's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian misses with a hook
letting Adofo counter with a right hand.
Crispian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crispian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Adofo counters with a stiff right hand.
Crispian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adofo's hands.
Adofo is looking to slow Crispian down with leg kicks.
Adofo misses with a looping left.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Adofo scores with a leg kick.
Crispian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crispian.
Crispian scores with a nice right hand.
Adofo lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crispian! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crispian at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Adofo.
Adofo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crispian lands a jab to Adofo's midsection.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crispian might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Adofo has got the better of the exchanges.
Crispian slips under a jab.
Crispian throws the left hand but Adofo avoids the punch easily.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Adofo counters with a thumping low kick.
Crispian throws a jab but it's blocked by Adofo.
Crispian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crispian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crispian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian misses with a hook
letting Adofo counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adofo.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crispian checks a leg kick.
Adofo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adofo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Crispian blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Crispian.
Adofo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Adofo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crispian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crispian.
Crispian looks to throw a body kick
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Adofo thumps Crispian with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
Crispian throws a body kick that misses.
Adofo cracks Crispian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crispian slips a jab from Adofo.
Adofo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Adofo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adofo cracks Crispian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crispian misses with a hook.
Adofo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crispian throws out a powerful jab.
Adofo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crispian walks into a stiff left hand from Adofo.
Adofo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Adofo counters with a straight right hand.
Adofo throws a jab when Crispian was well out of range.
Crispian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adofo connects with a right hand. Crispian shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo misses with a body shot.
Crispian lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adofo.
Adofo slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adofo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adofo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adofo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crispian throws a series of punches but Adofo avoids them all with ease.
As Crispian backs away, Adofo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adofo throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Crispian lands a really nice looking cross but Adofo seems unphased.
Crispian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crispian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Adofo tried to counter with a leg kick but Crispian avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a kick to the body
and Adofo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crispian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adofo scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo moves out of range as Crispian strikes.
Adofo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Adofo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Adofo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crispian misses with a left hand
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Adofo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crispian misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a push kick but Adofo slaps the foot to one side.
Crispian connects with a jab.
Donk. Crispian catches Adofo right on the button with a cross.
Crispian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Crispian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
Adofo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adofo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Crispian manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Crispian scores with a jab to the head.
Crispian misses the jab.
Adofo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adofo lands with an overhand left.
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adofo connects with a leg kick.
Crispian connects with a single shot there.
Adofo is rocked!
Adofo sizes up Crispian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adofo scores with a jab to the body.
Crispian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo had his way with Ben Crispian in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crispian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crispian misses with a straight right.
Crispian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crispian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crispian connects with the punch.
Crispian misses with a leg kick
and Adofo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adofo is looking to slow Crispian down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Crispian.
Adofo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crispian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crispian lands a nice shot that snaps Adofo's head back.
Oh Adofo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian lands an overhand right.
Crispian misses with a few strikes there.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adofo looks to land a right hand but Crispian moved out of range.
Crispian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adofo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crispian scrambles back to his feet.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Crispian throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
Crispian lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Adofo.
A big right from Adofo misses.
Crispian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crispian with a hook.
Crispian closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Adofo! Crispian dives in looking to finish! Adofo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Crispian!
Ben Crispian is the new featherweight champion!
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