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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koopa Troopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troopa comes into the arena with Koopa Troopa blaring out of the sound system. Crowe has chosen The Dead Brothers - Old Pine Box as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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198 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Koopa Troopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harley Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troopa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Jab, jab by Crowe - just one landing.
Crowe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Troopa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Troopa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Troopa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Troopa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Troopa.
Troopa throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe motions for Troopa to come forward. Crowe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Troopa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Troopa lunges at Crowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crowe's hand.
Troopa lands a nice shot to the body.
Crowe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troopa moves forwards but Crowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Troopa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crowe jabs Troopa right on the nose. Troopa blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Koopa Troopa has been cut.
Crowe throws a wild body kick that Troopa sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe jabs Troopa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Troopa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troopa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Troopa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crowe counters with a straight right hand.
Troopa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Troopa.
Crowe connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Troopa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe thumps Troopa with a low kick.
Troopa misses with a straight right.
Crowe misses with a takedown attempt
and Troopa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crowe won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crowe is looking to reverse the position.
Troopa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Crowe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Troopa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Crowe gets full guard.
Crowe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Troopa is aware though and is defending well.
Crowe keeping full guard, as Troopa tries to pass.
Crowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowe, not yet.
Crowe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Troopa's guard.
Crowe trying to control but Troopa is working from the bottom.
Crowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Troopa is keeping the position for now.
Crowe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troopa is looking for a triangle but Crowe pushes his legs off easily.
Crowe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Crowe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Troopa's guard.
Crowe is trying to work for a kimura but Troopa is defending well.
Troopa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is trying to work for a kimura but Troopa is defending well.
Crowe is keen to just control but Troopa is a slippery customer.
Troopa is looking to control Crowe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Troopa avoid being mounted?
Troopa is looking for a sweep. Crowe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crowe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troopa is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koopa Troopa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crowe tries to land a front kick but Troopa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Troopa misses with a shot to the body
and Crowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowe staying out of range there.
Troopa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crowe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Troopa misses with a head kick.
Crowe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koopa Troopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Crowe as he connects with a hook.
Crowe slips under a jab.
Troopa blocks the body kick.
Crowe staying out of range there.
Troopa throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Crowe coming out on top.
Troopa throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troopa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Crowe.
Troopa misses with a shot to the body
letting Crowe counter with a right hand.
Harley Crowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troopa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troopa throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Crowe connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Troopa blocks the low kick.
Crowe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Troopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Troopa.
Crowe drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troopa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Troopa is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe pushing down on Troopa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crowe wants to work for an arm triangle but Troopa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Crowe wants to take a breather but Troopa is having none of it.
Troopa wants to get back to full guard.
Crowe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Troopa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Troopa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Troopa tries to improve his position but instead Crowe has taken his back!
Crowe looking to break Troopa's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Troopa remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Crowe will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Harley Crowe has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troopa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Crowe pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Crowe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Troopa is now in Crowe's guard. A big mistake from Crowe there, giving up the dominant position!
Troopa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Troopa trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Troopa chips away with some ground and pound.
Troopa trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Troopa is really struggling to control Crowe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troopa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe is controlling Troopa's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crowe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Troopa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Troopa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crowe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Troopa has Crowe in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe is looking to advance position but Troopa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koopa Troopa'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. And we move into the final round!
Troopa avoids a kick to the body.
Troopa connects with a nice looking jab.
Troopa is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.
Crowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troopa's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Troopa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Troopa coming out on top.
Troopa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
Troopa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troopa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Troopa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Troopa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troopa swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Troopa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Troopa.
Crowe slips a straight right by Troopa.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely.
Troopa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Crowe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crowe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Troopa wants to pass the guard but Crowe is keeping the position.
Crowe working for a triangle but Troopa defends it easily.
Crowe working a defensive guard here.
Koopa Troopa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troopa works over Crowe with some ground and pound from guard.
Crowe wants to sweep here but Troopa controlling him for the moment.
Crowe is trying to keep Troopa in close.
Troopa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Troopa is one step ahead there.
Crowe is trying to control the position but Troopa postures up.
Crowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troopa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crowe's head.
Troopa wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Crowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Troopa.
Troopa chips away with some ground and pound.
Crowe wants to sweep here but Troopa controlling him for the moment.
Troopa wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Troopa looking to pass the guard.
Crowe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Troopa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crowe wants to control but Troopa passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troopa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Troopa tries to pass to full mount but Crowe defends it.
Harley Crowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Troopa winds up and cracks Crowe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crowe is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Troopa connects with a nice short shot to Crowe's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Troopa connects with a nice short shot to Crowe's temple.
Troopa trying to pass the guard but Crowe defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koopa Troopa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley Crowe!
Harley Crowe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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