Alexander Crispim Wins at Strikeforce Evolution

Here are a few articles regarding Alexander Crispim’s Fight against AJ Fonseca at Strikeforce Evolution, December 19th, 2009.

Written by Ray Hui, MMAFighting.com’s editor:

Crispim walks down the ramp sporting a gi with a black belt to the sounds of DMX. Fonseca out of Urijah Faber’s camp enters to Bush’s Machinehead. Both fighters are well-received by the early crowd.

Round 1: Crispim throws leg kicks. Fonseca lands a punch and Crispim shoots. Fonseca defends and they battle in clinch. Crispim eventually pushes Fonseca down. Crispim drops right hands and elbows on Fonseca, who is trying to turn into Crispim to escape. Fonseca works to halfguard. Fonesca stands and Crispim shoots for the single. Fonseca tags Crispim with punches. Crisim tries a variety of kicks that score but Fonseca isn’t too worried about them.

MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Crispim.

Round 2: Crispim throws out punches but he doesn’t seem as comfortable standing as Fonseca is. Crispim shoots and they are in clinch with Crispim’s back against the fence. They trade knees to each other’s thighs. Fonseca attacks with knees. Crispim answers. Now Fonseca shoots and gets the takedown. However Crispim appears to have a choke uses it to take the top position. Crispim drops hammerfists. Crispim stands and passes to side control. Fonseca tries to kick him off but Crispim falls to full mount. Fonseca stands and they feel each other out on their feet. Crispim is waving his arms around trying to get Fonseca to move in. Crispim lands a hard leg kick, and Fonseca misses a leg kick. Crispim’s high kick is blocked but a low kick hits the mark.

MMAFighting.com scores the round 10-9 for Crispim.

Round 3: Crispim lands to the body and to the leg with kicks. The pace has slowed and they clinch. Fonseca reaches for a single-leg. Crispim with a couple of nice knees to the body with Muay Thai clinch. Crispim knees Fonseca to the face. The referee restarts them standing. Crisim continues to work kicks. Crispim is now dictating the standup. Fonseca takes down Crispim. Crispim attempts an omoplata.

MMAFighting.com scores the fight 30-27 for Crispim.

Crispim wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Crispim opens Strikeforce with a win

By Steve Cofield

Alex Crispim, a second degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, showed a well-rounded game in wearing down A.J. Fonseca. Crispim won a unanimous decision, 30-27 on all three cards, in a featherweight fight to kick off Strikeforce at the H.P. Pavilion in San Jose.

Showing a great gas tank after taking the fight on just two weeks notice, Crispim (4-2) was able to get Fonseca on the deck in all three rounds. He worked chokes in each scenario.

The final round was his best. Although it wasn’t without a little controversy. Crispim had Fonseca pinned against the cage. Fonseca was in a vulnerable position when he took two big knees to the face and then dropped to his rear end. Crispim then threw an illegal knee. The fight was halted for 30 seconds but no point was deducted. Fonseca was worse for wear with what looked like a broken nose.

Fonseca was out of gas and hurt. He got worked over on the ground in the final 90 seconds. Crispim worked an omoplata then transition to what looked like an armbar and then closed the fight trying for a heel hook.

Fonseca fights out of Sacramento and Urijah Faber’s camp.  

Here are some pictures from the Internet and some that Jessica Lee took (thank you!).  Please forward any other pictures or video that you may have taken to info@CrispimBJJ.com. Thank you.

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