PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Camron Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crawford
vs
Santos

165 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camron Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerome Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crawford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the ropes.
Crawford crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos wants to break free but Crawford has control.

Crawford breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawford.
Crawford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawford.
Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crawford scores with a hook.
Santos throws a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Crawford moves away and avoids it.
Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Crawford counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawford.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crawford.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Jerome Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Santos throws a front kick that sends Crawford stumbling back into the ropes.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawford doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawford. Crawford obviously looking to wear him down.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Crawford moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawford misses with a two punch combination.
Crawford scores with a leg kick.
Crawford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Crawford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawford moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Santos moves out of range as Crawford throws a body kick.
Crawford checks a leg kick nicely.
Crawford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos moves out of range as Crawford throws a body kick.
Crawford tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Crawford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawford.

Crawford instigates a clinch.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
Crawford throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crawford.
Crawford moves out of range as Santos throws a body kick.
Santos throws a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
Crawford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Crawford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santos is looking to slow Crawford down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawford. That did some damage!
Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crawford checks it well.
No joy there for Crawford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
Santos misses with a low kick.
Crawford blocks a leg kick.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Santos fakes the leg kick and cracks Crawford in the body.
Crawford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos looks to land a body kick but Crawford moved away.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Crawford moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Crawford saw it coming and moves away.
Crawford lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Crawford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Good work by Crawford as he checks the leg kick.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crawford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos motions for Crawford to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Crawford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Crawford's leg but Crawford calmly moves out of range.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawford.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Crawford moves his leg out of the way.
Crawford lands a jab-cross combination.
Crawford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Crawford misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawford.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crawford tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos lands with a nice body kick.
Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crawford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos 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 Crawford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crawford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crawford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Santos throws a leg kick but Crawford sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crawford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Crawford blocks a leg kick.
Crawford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crawford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crawford scores with a spinning back kick!
Crawford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crawford scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crawford swinging wilding here.

Crawford moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crawford lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawford can pounce on him.
Crawford misses with a body kick.
Crawford scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crawford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Crawford.
Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crawford.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawford can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Crawford blocks the leg kick.
Crawford's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crawford duly obliges.
Santos throws a leg kick but Crawford checks it.
Crawford throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Crawford lands a two punch combo.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Crawford counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerome Santos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Crawford darts in and clinches Santos up against the ropes.

Crawford breaks from the clinch.
Santos misses with a leg kick
and Crawford counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawford looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Crawford scores with a leg kick.
Crawford tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a leg kick
enabling Crawford to counter with a crisp jab.

Crawford clinches up against the ropes.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Crawford lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Santos avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Crawford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Crawford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Crawford.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throws a right and a left that Crawford avoids nicely.
Crawford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Crawford checks a low kick from Santos.
Crawford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crawford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawford. That did some damage!
Santos looks to land a body kick but Crawford moved away.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Good work by Crawford as he checks the leg kick.
Crawford tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Crawford to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
Crawford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawford.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Crawford avoids it.
Santos gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Crawford counters by clinching up.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford landing knees to the head.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crawford slips a straight right by Santos.
Crawford throws a nice head kick!
Crawford checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos looks to land a body kick but Crawford moved away.
Santos throws a leg kick but Crawford checks it.
Crawford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Crawford counters with a body kick that stops Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Santos throws a series of punches but Crawford avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crawford is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Camron Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Santos throws and low kick but Crawford moves out of range easily.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crawford counters with a two punch combo.
Santos misses with a leg kick.
Crawford checks a leg kick.
Jerome Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santos.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crawford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos throws a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Crawford scores with a four punch combination!
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crawford.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Crawford checks a leg kick.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawford.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Crawford throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A low kick from Santos is predictable there
and Crawford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danga de danga de dang - Crawford scores with a four punch combination!
Santos misses with a combination
and Crawford counters with a straight right hand.
Crawford punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawford throws a one two combo.
Crawford works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crawford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crawford.
Santos misses with a leg kick

and Crawford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.

Crawford manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crawford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santos - the referee stops the clock and Crawford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santos. Crawford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santos.
Crawford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawford can pounce on him.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crawford is working the combinations to good effect here.
Santos lands with a right hand.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crawford moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crawford keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.

Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santos thows a leg kick but Crawford checks it
and Crawford counters with a straight right hand.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crawford is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos misses with a leg kick.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawford.
Santos pushes Crawford away with a front kick.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Crawford takes the fight into the clinch.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawford lands a right hook to the body.
Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crawford checks it well.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Crawford lands a jab-cross combination.

Crawford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is trying to improve his position.

Crawford stands up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos 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 Crawford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crawford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Camron Crawford will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab by Crawford.

Crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.

Crawford breaks the clinch.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Crawford counters with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crawford - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crawford. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Crawford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawford.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crawford is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crawford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Crawford.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawford momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crawford.
Crawford's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crawford duly obliges.
Crawford avoids a kick to the body.
Santos blocks a head kick by Crawford.
Santos throws and low kick but Crawford moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Crawford has Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to break free but Crawford has control.
Crawford prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
Santos tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Crawford cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Crawford thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crawford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crawford moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.
Santos lands with a nice body kick.
Crawford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the ropes.
Crawford is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Crawford's shoulder, as Crawford tries to avoid the shot.
Santos misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Santos
and Crawford counters with a low kick, right behind Santos 's knee.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crawford.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Crawford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses.
Crawford is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawford moves away.
Crawford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crawford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawford.
Santos misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crawford - the referee stops the clock and Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crawford. Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands with a shot to the body.
Crawford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawford throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawford. Crawford obviously looking to wear him down.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Crawford looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crawford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawford throws a one two combo.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crawford is out of range.
Crawford connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Crawford counters with a low kick, right behind Santos 's knee.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos tries a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Crawford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Crawford lands with a right hand.
Crawford looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos misses with a kick to the body
and Crawford makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Santos tries to work over Crawford's front leg with a kick but Crawford checks it.
Santos throws a solid leg kick but Crawford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos 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 Crawford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crawford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Crawford counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Crawford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crawford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Crawford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Crawford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos looks to land a body kick but Crawford moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos 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 Crawford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crawford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Crawford.
Crawford stalks Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santos's face. Santos staggers backwards, shaken.

Crawford darts in and clinches Santos up against the ropes.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Crawford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crawford checks a leg kick.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Crawford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawford.
Crawford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
Crawford fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Crawford tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crawford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawford works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawford.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawford.
Crawford lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
Crawford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crawford, right into the meat.
Santos moves forwards but Crawford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Crawford.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crawford.
Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crawford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crawford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos scores with a push kick.
Crawford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos thows a leg kick but Crawford checks it
and Crawford counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crawford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Crawford throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crawford is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawford.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Crawford's side.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Camron Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crawford 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Camron Crawford!