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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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224 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Weidman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rico Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Anderson Weidman has been cut.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Weidman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Crawford.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
Crawford is looking to slow Weidman down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Weidman gets tackled into the cage by Crawford. Crawford maintains the clinch.
Weidman is pressed up against the cage. Crawford has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weidman down to the mat. Weidman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weidman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weidman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Weidman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crawford finds it's way round the side to connect with Weidman's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford slips under a jab from Weidman.
A left lands for Crawford.
Weidman is rocked!
Crawford connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
Crawford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weidman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg in the buildup to the fight.
Weidman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawford can pounce on him.
Crawford throws a combination that misses
and Weidman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crawford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderson Weidman's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford throws a hook but Weidman avoids it easily.
Crawford darts in and clinches Weidman up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weidman misses with some punches.
Crawford gets control of Weidman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Crawford will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crawford wants to stand but Weidman is controlling the position.
Crawford looks winded!
Weidman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Weidman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Weidman scrambles back to his feet.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Weidman.
Weidman lands a nice hook to Crawford's body. Crawford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Crawford both land. Nice combination.
Crawford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weidman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Weidman moves out of range.
Crawford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Weidman is out of range and Crawford settles back down.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Weidman avoids them all with ease.
Weidman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Rico Crawford has been cut.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weidman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weidman avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Weidman misses.
Crawford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weidman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a combination that misses
and Weidman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Weidman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weidman lands a nice looking body shot.
Weidman misses with a body shot.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weidman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crawford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Weidman's knee momentarily.
Crawford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Weidman checks it well.
Rico Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weidman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Weidman.
Crawford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weidman's hands.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Weidman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawford thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Crawford dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crawford throws a chopping leg kick but Weidman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Weidman is looking to wear down Crawford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Weidman avoids them all with ease.
Crawford throws a right hand that Weidman ducks under and follows up with a left that Weidman also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weidman looking to slow down the pace here.
Crawford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weidman backwards.
Weidman takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from Crawford.
Crawford lands a left hand.
Crawford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Crawford misses.
Crawford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
Weidman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Weidman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crawford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crawford.
Crawford breaks the clinch.
Rico Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weidman cracks Crawford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crawford moves into range and clinches up with Weidman.
Crawford lands a nice elbow.
Weidman trying to control the position but instead, Crawford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weidman into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Weidman avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weidman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Weidman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Weidman.
Weidman misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weidman. Crawford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weidman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crawford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Weidman avoids them all with ease.
Weidman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weidman just misses with a punch to the body.
Weidman moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawford looks to land a combination. Weidman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crawford looks to land a combination but Weidman avoids it well.
Weidman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weidman misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Crawford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Rico Crawford's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawford doesn't seem bothered though.
Weidman lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weidman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weidman cracks Crawford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weidman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weidman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crawford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weidman counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Rico Crawford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Weidman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Weidman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Weidman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crawford throws a right and a left that Weidman avoids nicely.
Crawford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weidman misses the body punch
and Crawford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crawford.
Crawford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crawford scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawford lands a damaging elbow.
Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weidman slips a jab and a cross from Crawford.
Crawford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weidman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weidman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawford doesn't seem bothered though.
Weidman scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weidman with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Crawford misses.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weidman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crawford throws the left hand but Weidman avoids the punch easily.
Anderson Weidman is winning the standup battle so far.
Weidman just misses with a punch to the body.
Weidman lands a two punch combo.
Crawford throws a front kick aimed at Weidman's knee but Weidman avoids it well.
Weidman missing with a left hand there. Crawford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weidman swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Weidman takes a swing at Crawford's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crawford throws a combination that misses
and Weidman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weidman misses with a hook. Crawford ducked under it nicely.
Crawford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weidman counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rico Crawford's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Weidman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Weidman throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Weidman.
Weidman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crawford is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rico Crawford's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Weidman!
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hype
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FIGHT
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