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1696:Official UFC Profile for Richard Crunkilton
1565:. mmajunkie.com. 2009-02-25. Archived from
1547:. mmajunkie.com. 2008-05-28. Archived from
1513:"WEC 30 McCullough vs. Crunkilton Card Set"
1457:"UFC 42: Hermes Franca vs. Rich Crunkilton"
1408:"Rich Crunkilton Official Tapology Profile"
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1616:"Rich Crunkilton released by the WEC"
1429:"WEC 3: All of Nothing Fight Results"
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1583:. bloodyelbow.com. 2009-04-15.
1533:. fightreport.net. 2007-09-05.
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1501:. tapology.com. 2007-01-20.
1459:. tapology.com. 2003-04-25.
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1473:. sherdog.com. 2006-01-13.
1431:. sherdog.com. 2002-07-02.
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1618:. fiveouncesofpain.com
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