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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Delaney just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Crum closes the distance and clinches.
Crum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Delaney to keep the fight standing.
Crum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mick Delaney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.#BC#
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Crum gets a clinch.
Crum wants to break free but Delaney has control.
#BC#
Delaney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Delaney closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delaney taking a breather here.
Delaney misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Delaney tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T1#
Delaney staying calm.#SU#
Delaney stands up and beckons Crum to his feet.
Delaney cracks Crum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crum dives in and grabs Delaney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delaney pushes down on Crum's head and hops out.#CL#
Delaney clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Crum pulls Delaney into guard.
#T2#
Crum trying to control the position.
Delaney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Delaney in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB#
Delaney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SU#
Delaney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T3#
Delaney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crum. #TD#
Delaney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crum manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Delaney slips nicely into half guard.
Delaney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crum is trying to get back to full guard.
Delaney slows the pace down in half guard. #T4#
Delaney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Delaney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crum wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaney tries to stand but can't do so whilst Crum controls his leg.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Delaney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Delaney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Delaney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crum is keeping the position for now.
Crum working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crum wants to stand and escape but Delaney is having none of it.
Delaney controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Delaney won't allow Crum to sweep him here.
Delaney controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Delaney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crum circles away.
Crum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Delaney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Delaney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Delaney wants to stand and escape but instead Crum has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##T2#
Crum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delaney is keeping the position for now.
Delaney wants to get back to his feet but Crum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crum working some strikes from top position.#ES#
Delaney has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Crum is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#TD#
Delaney pulls Crum into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU2#
Crum stands and steps away. Delaney gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Delaney fails with the takedown
and Crum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T3#
Crum throws a nice head kick!
#CL#
Delaney takes the fight into the clinch.
Delaney crunches a lovely knee into Crum's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Delaney. #CUT#
It looks like Kas Crum has been cut.
Delaney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crum goes for a takedown attempt but Delaney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crum moves out of range of the leg kick from Delaney.#CL#
Crum tries to keep at a distance but Delaney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mick Delaney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.
Crum is breathing heavily.
Crum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney. #T4#
Crum has had enough of the clinch but Delaney keeps him there for the moment.
Delaney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crum can do to turn this around?#TD#
Delaney pulls guard effortlessly.
Crum trying to control but Delaney is working from the bottom.
Delaney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Delaney wants to stand and escape but Crum is having none of it.
Mick Delaney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crum tries to free his leg and advance position but Delaney is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Delaney holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Delaney is looking for a triangle here but Crum uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Delaney tries to escape but Crum is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Delaney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kas Crum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Crum shoots and misses
and Delaney counters with a left to the body.
Delaney darts in looking for a takedown but Crum gets double underhooks and turns Delaney into the cage. #CL#
Delaney takes the fight into the clinch.
Delaney lands a nice elbow. #BC#
Delaney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Delaney defends well and Crum ends up having to push Delaney into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL#
Delaney clinches with his opponent.
Crum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Delaney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mick Delaney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.
Delaney throws a combination. Crum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mick Delaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delaney scores with a body shot.
#TD#
Delaney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Delaney is standing up over Crum. Crum looks to escape but Delaney dives into side control.
Crum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##REVB#
Delaney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to 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. Delaney connects with a nice short shot to Crum's temple. #SU#
Delaney decides to return to a standing position.
Crum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Delaney's waist but Delaney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crum off to one side. #CL#
Delaney has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Delaney jumps guard.
Delaney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delaney throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Delaney wants to stand but Crum is controlling the position.
Mick Delaney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2##ES#
Delaney pushes Crum off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crum wants to clinch up but Delaney keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Delaney closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crum tries to pull guard but Delaney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delaney lands a nice knee to the body.
Crum tries to pull guard but Delaney holds him up against the cage and eventually Crum drops back down to his feet.
#TD#
Delaney is trying to trip Crum. He has hold of a leg but Crum is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Delaney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#T3#
Delaney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crum is keeping the position for now.
Delaney stays in close to Crum's body and controls the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Delaney.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Delaney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Crum wants to control but Delaney postures up.
Delaney controls the position.
Delaney works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Crum struggling a bit here.
Kas Crum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SU#
Delaney decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crum to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Delaney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delaney 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Delaney!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Crum is looking to clinch.
Crum avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crum is defended easily by Bautista.
Bautista goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL#
Bautista closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bautista to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Bautista has picked Crum up - he's going for a ride! Bautista dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bautista looks to land a strike but Crum avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#SUB2#
Bautista sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Crum doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Bautista paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Crum - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kas Crum!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Ivanisovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crum.#TD#
Ivanisovic dives in and scores a takedown into Crum's guard.#SU#
Ivanisovic stands up from Crum's guard - Ivanisovic perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Ivanisovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crum takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Crum is looking to regain half guard here but Ivanisovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Crum dodges the ground and pound from Ivanisovic.
Ivanisovic in side control lands a decent elbow. #T1##SUB#
Ivanisovic swings around for an armbar but Crum sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ivanisovic's guard.
Ivanisovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Ivanisovic wants to stand up but Crum is controlling him.
Crum trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ivanisovic's guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ivanisovic manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Crum tries for a takedown but Ivanisovic manages to get underhooks.
Crum tries to pull guard but Ivanisovic won't allow it.
Gregor Ivanisovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.#T2#
Crum tries to pull guard but Ivanisovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Crum drops back down to his feet.
Ivanisovic is stalling here.
#TD#
Ivanisovic has Crum pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ivanisovic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Crum tumbling to the mat - Ivanisovic dives into Crum's guard.
Ivanisovic working some strikes from top position.
Crum wants to sweep but no luck.
Crum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ivanisovic stands up over Crum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ivanisovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ivanisovic trying to control but Crum is working from the bottom. #T3#
Ivanisovic won't allow Crum to sweep him here.
Ivanisovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crum's head.
Crum wants to sweep here but Ivanisovic controlling him for the moment.
Ivanisovic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ivanisovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Crum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ivanisovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ivanisovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Crum looking for a guillotine here but Ivanisovic defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Ivanisovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Crum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Ivanisovic scores with a takedown into Crum's guard.
Ivanisovic won't allow Crum to sweep him here.
Ivanisovic stands up over Crum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crum wants to stand but Ivanisovic is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ivanisovic controls the pace.#SUB#
Ivanisovic has gone for a leg lock! Crum slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ivanisovic's guard.#REVB##T1#
Ivanisovic keeping moving, preventing Crum from controlling successfully.
Ivanisovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crum can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Ivanisovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crum defends it easily.
Ivanisovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ivanisovic tries to get out of the position.
Ivanisovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ivanisovic keeping moving, preventing Crum from controlling successfully.
Crum preventing the sweep. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Crum 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. #SUB2#
Crum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crum is breathing heavily.#ES#
Ivanisovic uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Crum misses with a takedown attempt - Ivanisovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ivanisovic throws an overhand right that lands on Crum's shoulder, as Crum tries to avoid the shot.
Crum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ivanisovic as he avoids it easily.
Gregor Ivanisovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.
Crum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivanisovic avoids it really well and circles away.#T3#
Crum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ivanisovic sprawls well. Ivanisovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crum gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivanisovic stuffs the takedown.
Ivanisovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crum throws out the jab. #TD#
Ivanisovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Ivanisovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crum tries to improve position but can't.
Gregor Ivanisovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Ivanisovic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Crum tries to improve position but can't.
Crum stops Ivanisovic from passing to mount. #SU#
Ivanisovic stands up and beckons Crum to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crum misses with a takedown #CL#
and Ivanisovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Ivanisovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Ivanisovic gets a double leg takedown into Crum's guard.
Crum is trying to control the position but Ivanisovic postures up.
Ivanisovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Ivanisovic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crum is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ivanisovic, into his guard. #REVB#
Crum trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanisovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crum scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ivanisovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ivanisovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crum on the ground.#T1##SUB#
Ivanisovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crum passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crum throws an elbow but Ivanisovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ivanisovic is looking to regain half guard here but Crum keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Crum looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ivanisovic struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Crum is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ivanisovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2#
Ivanisovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Crum misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ivanisovic is trying to control Crum's posture but Crum avoids it. #SUB2#
Crum is trying to get an arm triangle but Ivanisovic is defending well.
Crum is looking to take a break and control but Ivanisovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Crum goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ivanisovic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Crum's guard! Nice work there by Ivanisovic!
Crum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ivanisovic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ivanisovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crum is trying to keep Ivanisovic in close.
#T4#
Ivanisovic 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.
Ivanisovic postures up and lands a big shot to Crum's brow. #SUB#
Ivanisovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crum looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crum looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crum! #REVB#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ivanisovic can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kas Crum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivanisovic 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Ivanisovic!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Angel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crum tries to close the distance and clinch but Angel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Angel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angel shoots in looking for a takedown. Crum tries to sprawl out of it but Angel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Angel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crum.#CL2#
Crum darts in and clinches Angel up against the cage.#BC2#
Crum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crum pinned against the cage. Crum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Angel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
Crum jumps guard but Angel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adam Angel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kas Crum.#TD#
Angel jumps into guard, dragging Crum to the mat.
#SUB#
Angel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crum defends well.
Crum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crum throws a strike but Angel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Crum throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Angel escapes and throws Crum's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Angel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Crum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T2##SU#
Angel decides to stand back up. Angel steps back and let's Crum get back to his feet.
Crum tries to clinch up.
Angel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crum.
Crum stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Angel instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Angel walks away with a smile on his face. Crum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Angel misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Crum clinches. #T3#
Crum wants a takedown.
Crum tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD#
Angel drags the fight down to the ground.
Angel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crum preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Crum has gone for a leg lock! Angel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Crum's guard.#REVR#
Crum can't keep his opponent in guard - Angel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crum looks winded!
Angel stalling. #T4#
Crum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Angel controlling the pace.
Angel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Angel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Angel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crum defends it nicely.
Angel fails with a takedown attempt.
Angel shoots in for a takedown but Crum shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crum counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crum fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Angel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crum fails with the takedown
and Angel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Angel closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Crum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crum is looking to break free of the clinch but Angel has double underhooks. #TD#
Angel successfully pulls guard.
Crum throwing strikes from guard but Angel blocks nicely.
Crum wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Crum being controlled here momentarily.
Angel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crum is one step ahead there.
Crum throws a strike but Angel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T2#
Angel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Angel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angel passes into half guard.
Crum is looking to control Angel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crum avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Crum manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Angel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Crum being controlled here, momentarily.
Angel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crum can do to turn this around?#SU#
Angel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Angel forces Crum back against the cage and clinches.
Angel keeps control of Crum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Angel tries to land a knee to the head but Crum blocks with his arms.
Crum pushes off an throws an elbow but Angel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC2#
Crum breaks from the clinch.
Adam Angel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4##CL#
Angel clinches up with Crum and pushes him back against the cage.
Crum is trying to stall.
#TD#
Angel jumps guard and drags Crum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Angel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Angel tries to pull guard but Crum won't allow it.
Angel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crum.
Crum jumps guard but Angel stands there with Crum around his waist. Crum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crum is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crum wants to break the clinch but can't.
#TD#
Angel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Crum bucks up and tries to throw Angel off but instead Angel has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Angel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL#
Angel has managed to clinch.
Angel has Crum pressed against the cage, preventing Crum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angel fails to pull guard.
Crum stops a takedown attempt from Angel.
Crum keeps control of Angel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Angel stalls.
Angel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Angel successfully pulls guard.
Crum trying to control but Angel is working from the bottom.
Crum looking to sit in guard and control but Angel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Crum working a defensive guard here.
Crum wants to sweep here but Angel controlling him for the moment.
Angel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crum is keeping the position for now. #SU#
Angel gets to his feet - Crum follows without any prompting. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#CL#
Angel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Angel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD#
Angel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crum uses from the top position.
Angel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Angel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crum defends well.
Crum would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Angel has his hands on Crum's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Crum looking to sit in guard and control but Angel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Crum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Angel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crum trying to control the position.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Angel sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Angel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Angel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crum is keeping the position for now.
Angel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Angel'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.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Angel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Angel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Angel!
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