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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tekken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford has chosen John Legend - Who Do We Think We Are as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
11 - 15 - 1 |
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155 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tekken Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like TJ Crawford has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Slice has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Slice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Slice managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Slice pulls guard.
Slice has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Slice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crawford wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Slice manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Slice wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to pass the guard but Crawford is keeping the position.
Slice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slice drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crawford manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Slice has Crawford in his guard.
Slice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crawford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slice looking for a sweep. Not yet Slice, not yet.
Crawford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slice trying to keep a closed guard but Crawford is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slice or perhaps it was just good defense by Crawford, which made it look bad.
Slice has a takedown stuffed.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Slice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford's coach down at Rape Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crawford's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Slice throws a right hand that Crawford ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawford also avoids with ease.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Slice.
Slice gets a clinch.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Slice tries to pull guard but Crawford won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice breaks the clinch.
Crawford forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.
Slice is trying to drag Crawford to the mat but Crawford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Slice is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice is trying to pull guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawford to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tekken Slice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice wants to clinch.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.
TJ Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Slice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Slice keeps it at a distance.
Slice tries to clinch up but Crawford circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.
Slice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slice looking to score a takedown here. Crawford is defending well but Slice drives through and ends up in Crawford's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawford is keeping the position for now.
Slice passes Crawford's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Crawford is looking to control Slice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crawford avoid being mounted?
Crawford is holding on to half guard well.
Slice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slice moves into full mount! Crawford won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying desperately to improve position.
Slice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crawford is looking to escape.
Slice content just to control the position here.
Slice goes for an armbar but Crawford turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Crawford.
Slice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice has a closed guard, preventing Crawford from standing up.
Slice is looking for a triangle but Crawford pushes his legs off easily.
Slice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crawford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crawford looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slice trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crawford trying to keep a closed guard but Slice is proving a slippery customer.
Slice pushes down on Crawford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekken Slice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Slice counters with a takedown into side control.
Slice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crawford is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Slice goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crawford has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Slice but great work by Crawford.
Tekken Slice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slice wants to control but Crawford postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawford can do to turn this around?
Slice is not content to let Crawford control the position.
Slice is looking to regain half guard here but Crawford keeps moving and retains side control.
Crawford stands up.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Slice here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slice feints and then cracks Crawford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crawford down.
Slice dives in and grabs Crawford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes down on Slice's head and hops out.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.
Crawford closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
and Slice counters with a big head kick but Crawford shrugs it off.
Slice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Slice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford tries to clinch up
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Slice shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawford tries to sprawl out of it but Slice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice fails to land the takedown.
Crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Slice. Slice gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Crawford closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
and Slice counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crawford is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Slice keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slice is defending well for now.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
Slice pulls guard successfully.
Crawford wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.
Crawford stopping the sweep attempt from Slice.
Slice keeping full guard, as Crawford tries to pass.
Crawford won't allow Slice to sweep him here.
Crawford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekken Slice clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
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.
Crawford wants to clinch but Slice slips to the side
and Slice counters with a head kick. That will keep Crawford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tekken Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Slice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slice advances to half guard.
Slice is stalling here. Crawford is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Slice seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Crawford has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Slice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slice is trying to improve his position.
Crawford wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice prevents Crawford from moving into mount.
Crawford stands up and beckons Slice to his feet.
Crawford tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice gets a double leg takedown into Crawford's guard.
Slice wants to pass the guard but Crawford is keeping the position.
Crawford is trying to keep Slice in close.
Crawford trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Crawford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.
Slice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crawford keeps control of Slice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crawford is pressed up against the cage. Slice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crawford down to the mat. Crawford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawford tries to clinch
and Slice counters by clinching up.
Slice is trying to pull guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Slice tries to pull guard but Crawford won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Slice working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crawford is defending well.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tekken Slice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Slice throws a sloppy head kick
and Crawford counters by clinching up.
Slice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice misses with the head strike.
Slice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Crawford is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slice is working for takedown but Crawford is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
TJ Crawford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slice is working for takedown but Crawford is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Slice tries to pull guard but Crawford forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slice is trying to break free.
Crawford landing knees 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!
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Slice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawford smiles and moves away.
Crawford tries to clinch
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawford stuffs the takedown.
Crawford tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice throws a leg kick which misses Crawford's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawford tries to avoid it.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice drives through and clinches with Crawford against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slice is trying to trip Crawford. He has hold of a leg but Crawford is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Slice persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Slice trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Slice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slice wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Slice postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crawford is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Slice, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Crawford gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tekken Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crawford to the mat! Crawford manages to get full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tekken Slice!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tekken Slice!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tekken Slice!
Tekken Slice wins by unanimous decision!
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