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1707:Official UFC Profile for Richard Crunkilton
1576:. mmajunkie.com. 2009-02-25. Archived from
1558:. mmajunkie.com. 2008-05-28. Archived from
1524:"WEC 30 McCullough vs. Crunkilton Card Set"
1468:"UFC 42: Hermes Franca vs. Rich Crunkilton"
1419:"Rich Crunkilton Official Tapology Profile"
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1512:. tapology.com. 2007-01-20.
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1629:. fiveouncesofpain.com
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