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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiggaboo Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Tiger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiggaboo Crane!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Tiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane.
Crane connects with a body shot that sends Tiger's belly button to the back.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crane throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Crane.
Crane lands with a nice body punch.
Crane clinches.
Tiger wants to take the fight to the mat but Crane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tiger prevents Crane from breaking the clinch.
Tiger prevents Crane from breaking the clinch.
Crane wants to break free but Tiger has control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger can't get the takedown.
Crane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Crane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crane is trying to force a seperation but Tiger has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crane tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiger wants a takedown.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crane's efforts to push away.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane is looking to score with low kicks.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crane sprawls well. Crane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Tiger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses with a head kick.
Crane misses with a double jab.
Tiger lands a head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiger.
Crane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Crane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crane tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crane's efforts to push away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crane is trying to force a seperation but Tiger has the dominant position.
Tiger goes for a takedown attempt but Crane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiger checks a leg kick.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane cracks Tiger with an open hand slap.
Danga de danga de dang - Crane scores with a four punch combination!
Tiger moves out of range as Crane strikes.
Crane looks to land a combination. Tiger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crane throws a low kick, looking for Tiger's leg but Tiger calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane clinches up against the cage.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crane's efforts to push away.
Crane can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane pulls guard successfully.
Crane trying to control the position.
Crane wants to stand but Tiger is controlling the position.
Tiger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiger is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiggaboo Crane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crane throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Crane throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Crane's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crane duly obliges.
Tiger tries to keep at a distance but Crane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiger keeps control of Crane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger slips under a jab from Crane.
Crane connects with a looping right hand.
Tiger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crane finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiger's head.
Crane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Crane had a free shot at his head there.
Crane misses with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crane's guard now.
Tiger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiger postures up.
Tiger stops Crane from standing up.
Tiger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Tiger throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Tiger gets tackled into the cage by Crane. Crane maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane is looking to clinch but Tiger is avoiding it.
Jiggaboo Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Crane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Crane scores with a hook to the body. Tiger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Crane catches Tiger right on the button with a cross.
Crane wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Crane lunges at Tiger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiger's hand.
Tiger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Tiger stalls from top position.
Crane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tiger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crane defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane is trying to get back to half guard.
Tiger working the ground and pound.
Crane is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tiger cracks Crane with a big right hand but Crane just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tiger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Crane!
Tiger controlling the position easily from mount.
Crane tries to lock up and control but Tiger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tiger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger controlling from the full mount.
Crane tries to hold on but Tiger postures up.
The referee warns Crane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tiger controlling his opponent.
Tiger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane wants to get back to his feet.
Crane working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jiggaboo Crane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tiger drives through with a takedown into Crane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tiger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Crane looking for a sweep. Not yet Crane, not yet.
Crane wants to stand up but Tiger is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tiger prevents Crane from getting back to his feet.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Tiger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crane lands a nice shot to the body.
Crane throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Crane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tiger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crane closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Crane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiger keeps control of Crane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crane has had enough of the clinch but Tiger keeps him there for the moment.
Tiger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiger.
Crane can't break the clinch.
Tiger wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Crane.
Tony Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tiger scrambles back to his feet.
Crane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Crane.
Crane takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane moves to clinch but Tiger breaks away
and Tiger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Crane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Crane on his heels. He'll look to pass Crane's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger prevents Crane from getting back to his feet.
Crane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiger prevents Crane from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tiger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiger passes Crane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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. Tiger connects with a nice short shot to Crane's temple.
Crane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tiger working the head and body with strikes.
Tiger postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Crane to stand up.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane has managed to clinch.
Crane is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiger has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger wants a takedown but no success here.
Crane tries to circle away but Tiger has him pinned against the cage.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane is looking to clinch but Tiger is avoiding it.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crane can't break the clinch.
Crane is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiger has double underhooks.
Crane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tony Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiggaboo Crane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crane is trying to pull guard but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane has had enough of the clinch but Tiger keeps him there for the moment.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiger throws a right and a left that Crane avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jiggaboo Crane.
I've got Crane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiggaboo Crane!
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