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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Crespo (ranked 2873 p4p, 246 weight class) and Justin Credible (ranked 5767 p4p, 0 weight class). Crespo comes to the cage accompanied by Toxic Waltz. Justin Credible has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
32
154 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Credible!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crespo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Credible tests Crespo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Credible misses the shot to the body.
Crespo misses the shot to the body.
Crespo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Credible looks to land a left hand but Crespo moved out of range nicely.
Crespo just misses with a punch to the body.
Credible tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crespo was well out of range. Poor timing from Credible.
Crespo misses with a hook
and Credible counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Credible misses with a combination
and Crespo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crespo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crespo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Credible for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo slips nicely into half guard.
Crespo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crespo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Credible blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crespo.
Credible is looking for a sweep. Crespo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is working for a kimura but Credible is defending it quite comfortably.
Crespo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Credible doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crespo.
Crespo is looking for a kimura here.
Credible is in trouble now - Crespo has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Credible is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Credible and Crespo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Credible is trying to escape the position but Crespo is controlling the position.
Crespo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crespo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Crespo controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crespo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Credible is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crespo tries for a kimura but Credible is defending well.
Credible is trying to escape the position but Crespo is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crespo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Credible is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crespo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Crespo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crespo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Credible to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Credible.
Crespo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Credible avoids the body shot from Crespo.
Crespo misses with a wild body shot.
Crespo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Credible looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Credible pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crespo is out of range and Credible settles back down.
Credible walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Justin Credible has been cut.
Credible gets caught flat footed, as Crespo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crespo is stalling in the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Crespo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Crespo tries to free his leg and advance position but Credible is retaining full guard.
Crespo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Credible can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crespo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Credible works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crespo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crespo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Credible swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crespo passes Credible's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crespo is taking a breather. Credible says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Credible really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crespo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crespo trying to pass the guard but Credible defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crespo is working for a kimura but Credible is defending it quite comfortably.
Crespo thows a huge punch but Credible dodges it nicely.
Crespo is looking for a kimura here.
Crespo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Crespo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crespo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crespo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aldo Crespo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crespo is working for a kimura but Credible is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crespo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Crespo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Credible's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crespo misses with an uppercut. Credible saw that one coming.
Credible checks a leg kick nicely.
Credible pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crespo is out of range and Credible settles back down.
Crespo misses with a straight right.
Aldo Crespo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Crespo.
Crespo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crespo stuns Credible with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Credible fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Crespo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible taking some punishment here, with Crespo in his half guard.
Crespo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crespo is working for a kimura but Credible is defending it quite comfortably.
Crespo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Credible defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crespo in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is looking for a kimura but Credible is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crespo to get the leverage.
Crespo passes to side control.
Credible is looking for a sweep.
Crespo is trying to get an arm triangle but Credible is defending well.
Crespo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin Credible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo Crespo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crespo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Crespo.
Crespo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Crespo continues to hold on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Crespo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crespo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Crespo!
Our winner, Aldo Crespo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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