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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 1765 p4p, 237 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 3172 p4p, 373 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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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
21 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Caria saw that one coming.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Caria doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria dodges the punch combination from Crosby.
Caria let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caria swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crosby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caria misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caria.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caria lands a front kick.
Crosby throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Caria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crosby's calf.
Crosby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby connects with the punch.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Crosby saw that one coming.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Crosby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crosby tests Caria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Crosby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caria! But no joy.
Caria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
Caria tests Crosby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crosby thuds his right hand into Caria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crosby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Crosby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crosby looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Caria digs a good body shot into Crosby's ribs.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Crosby moves away and avoids it.
Crosby misses the jab.
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria cracks Crosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crosby instigates a clinch.
A short right from Caria.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Caria.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Crosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Crosby lands with a right to the head.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Caria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crosby at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Crosby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.
Caria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crosby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Caria misses.
Caria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caria moves out of range as Crosby strikes.
Caria scores with a jab.
Caria misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Caria scores with a nice head shot.
Crosby connects with a nice looking jab.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crosby manages to avoid it.
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
Caria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Crosby slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
Crosby throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Crosby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caria slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crosby throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria swinging wildly here.
Crosby slips a jab from Caria.
A shot to the liver by Caria. Beautiful body shot.
Crosby throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Caria moves out of range as Crosby strikes.
Caria swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caria misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Crosby misses.
Caria throws a leg kick but Crosby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut there from Caria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caria misses with a wild body shot.
Caria scores with a push kick.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Crosby moved away.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Crosby had a free shot at his head there.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Crosby's head but Crosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria looks to land a left hand but Crosby moved out of range nicely.
Crosby moves into the clinch.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Crosby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Nice body punch from Caria.
Caria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
A shot to the liver by Caria. Beautiful body shot.
Caria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crosby throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melankomas Caria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Caria manages to circle out of the way.
Dany Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crosby slips under a jab from Caria.
Crosby throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Caria misses.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crosby. That did some damage!
Melankomas Caria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria cracks the inside of Crosby's front leg.
Crosby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but Crosby gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
Caria working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosby.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dany Crosby has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Crosby.
Crosby avoiding damage as Caria throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby tries to work over Caria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
A nice left hand lands by Caria.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crosby is keeping busy.
Crosby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Caria.
A short left from Caria.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Crosby loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria fails to land with a series of punches.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Crosby saw that one coming.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caria.
Caria unleashes a big counter combination but Crosby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Caria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crosby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caria circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria lands with a shot to the body.
Crosby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crosby scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosby takes one to the side of the head.
Crosby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Caria jabs Crosby right on the nose. Crosby blinks but takes it well.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Crosby.
Caria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
Crosby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caria can pounce on him.
Crosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caria scores with a one two! Crosby had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caria 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
A very excited looking Melankomas Caria made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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