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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Crews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crews has chosen The Game Belong to Me-UGK as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Curtis Crews struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ivan Ovechkin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Crews!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crews throws a sloppy head kick and Ovechkin moves out of range easily.
Ovechkin has a takedown stuffed.
Ovechkin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Ovechkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crews swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Crews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crews misses with a double jab.
Ovechkin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crews is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Crews sneaks back into half guard.
Crews looks gassed!
Ovechkin slips a nice elbow through Crews's hands, connecting with Crews's forehead.
Crews pushes Ovechkin off looking to stand but Ovechkin dives back in and keeps control.
Crews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ovechkin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crews is rocked!
Ovechkin slips a nice elbow through Crews's hands, connecting with Crews's forehead.
Crews is still in real trouble! Can Ovechkin finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ovechkin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ovechkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crews missing with punches from the bottom.
Ovechkin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crews regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ovechkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crews keeping full guard, as Ovechkin tries to pass.
Ovechkin thows a big elbow that misses.
Ovechkin passes Crews's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ovechkin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crews can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ovechkin slips a nice elbow through Crews's hands, connecting with Crews's forehead.
Ovechkin is nestled in close to Crews, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ovechkin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ovechkin lands a huge takedown. Crews is out but the ref is slow to react and Ovechkin lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Crews lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Ovechkin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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