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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Crawford (ranked 2738 p4p, 353 weight class) and Tomo Jr (ranked 3070 p4p, 392 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denzel Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford avoids the body shot from Jr.
We've been hearing reports that Crawford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawford momentarily.
Crawford gets a clinch.
Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Crawford digs a right hand underneath Jr's ribcage. Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawford lands with a light punch inside.
Crawford lands a body punch.
Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crawford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawford tries to work over Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawford.
Crawford misses with the head strike.
Crawford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jr backwards.
Crawford working aggressively here.
Crawford keeps control of Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford works on Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Jr wants to break free but Crawford has control.
Crawford lands a body shot.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawford's elbow.
Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
That kick from Jr tenderised Crawford's leg. Crawford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crawford misses with an uppercut.
Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Jr. That snapped Crawford's head back.
Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crawford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crawford tries to move into range but Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford slips under a jab from Jr.
Jr misses with an uppercut
and Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford throws a lazy right hand but Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawford misses with a left hand
and Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Crawford.
Jr staying out of range there.
Jr misses with an uppercut
enabling Crawford to counter with a crisp jab.
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jr swings for the body but Crawford moves out of range.
Jr with a nice cross.
Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Crawford counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Jr misses its intended target.
Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Crawford off balance momentarily.
Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Crawford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crawford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr misses with a hook
and Crawford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crawford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crawford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crawford scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr is trying to control the position but Crawford postures up.
Crawford stopping the sweep attempt from Jr.
Crawford landing with the ground and pound.
Crawford with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jr looking to control.
Crawford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crawford landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford trying to control but Jr is working from the bottom.
Crawford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crawford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jr is trying to control the position but Crawford postures up.
Crawford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crawford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Jr has momentary wrist control but Crawford slips an elbow through the middle.
Crawford lands a couple of elbows.
Crawford stopping the sweep attempt from Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Crawford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crawford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jr.
Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford closes the distance and pushes Jr back into the cage.
Jr wants to break free but Crawford has control.
Crawford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jr takes a shot to the head.
Crawford swings wildly with an uppercut but Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford has Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crawford.
Crawford misses with the head strike.
Crawford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jr can do to turn this around?
Crawford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Crawford fails to land.
Crawford keeps control of Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jr tries to break free but Crawford pushes him back against the cage.
Crawford is leaning against Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford misses with a looping right.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jr.
Jr feints and then cracks Crawford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crawford down.
Crawford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jr. Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Crawford's head.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Crawford.
Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Crawford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crawford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawford to score with a decent uppercut.
Jr tries a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
Jr digs a good hook to Crawford's body.
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crawford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Crawford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crawford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a right hand
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Crawford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crawford ducks right into an uppercut from Jr.
Crawford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawford on the side of the head.
Jr scores with a hook to the body. Crawford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jr misses with a body punch
and Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Jr.
Jr with a jab.
Crawford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jr misses the body punch
and Crawford counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jr. That's going to slow Crawford down.
Jr cracks a nice hook into Crawford's ribs.
Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Jr moved out of range.
Jr misses with a low kick as Crawford jumps back.
Crawford misses with a hook. Jr ducked under it nicely.
Crawford misses the jab.
A cross from Jr lands.
Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawford counters with a straight right hand.
Jr throws a hook but Crawford avoids it easily.
Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crawford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Crawford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford walks into a stiff left hand from Jr.
Crawford clinches up against the cage.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jr's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomo Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Crawford should have avoided that one.
Jr misses with a hook.
Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crawford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Jr.
Crawford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawford misses with a straight left.
Tomo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Jr.
Crawford misses with a hook. Jr ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawford throws out the jab.
A big left from Crawford misses.
Nice defenses there by Jr.
Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a hook but Jr blocks it.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawford doesn't seem bothered though.
Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tomo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawford at a distance.
Crawford walks into a jab.
Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawford.
Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawford on the side of the head.
Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crawford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jr has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawford at a distance.
Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr throws a jab when Crawford was well out of range.
Jr misses with a right hand
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
Crawford defending well as Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Crawford throws a hook to the side of Jr's head but Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crawford misses with the head strike.
Crawford working aggressively here.
Crawford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford tries to work over Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jr tries to circle away but Crawford has him pinned against the cage.
Jr wants to break free but Crawford has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Crawford - that landed with a thud.
Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jr wants to break free but Crawford has control.
Crawford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jr is trying to push Crawford away but Crawford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crawford fails to land.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Jr manages to break the clinch.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford misses with a looping left.
Jr throws a poor cross that misses
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
Crawford misses with a hook. Jr ducked under it nicely.
Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Crawford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr feints and then cracks Crawford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crawford down.
Jr takes one to the chin there.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Crawford rushes Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr breaks from the clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Jr circles away.
Jr thumps Crawford with a low kick.
Jr stuns Crawford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jr.
Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crawford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jr misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tomo Jr.
I think Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tomo Jr!
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