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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty McVay (ranked 6906 p4p, 4866 weight class) and Obi Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scotty McVay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Obi Harden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McVay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harden.
McVay fails to land with a series of punches.
Harden wants to counter with a clinch but McVay pushes him away.
McVay shoots in for a takedown but Harden shows good takedown defense.
McVay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harden takes the fight into the clinch.
Harden 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.
Harden goes for a takedown in the clinch but McVay prevents it.
McVay is trying to break the clinch but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
McVay is trying to break the clinch but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
Harden tries to land knees in the clinch but McVay avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McVay uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Harden's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McVay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McVay defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McVay wanted to stand there but Harden had control of the position.
Harden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harden striking off his back but it's not causing McVay any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Harden wants to sweep here but McVay controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McVay misses the shot to the body.
A combination from McVay does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Harden.
McVay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harden closes the distance and clinches.
Harden has McVay pressed against the cage.
McVay can't break the clinch.
McVay is trying to break free.
McVay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McVay stops a takedown attempt from Harden.
Harden wants a takedown.
Scotty McVay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Harden.
McVay is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden stalls.
McVay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harden successfully pulls guard.
Harden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McVay stands and steps away. Harden gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McVay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harden.
McVay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden throws a leg kick but McVay sees it coming and moves out of range.
McVay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McVay looks to land a combination but Harden avoids it well.
McVay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McVay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McVay misses with a double jab.
McVay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harden.
Harden throws a head kick but McVay moves out of range.
Harden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harden has closed the distance and engaged McVay in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden drops down looking for an ankle pick but McVay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harden throws the kick towards the body but McVay avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McVay scores with a hook.
It looks like Obi Harden has been cut.
Harden clinches.
McVay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty McVay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obi Harden's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McVay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harden moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Harden. No joy for McVay on that attempt.
Harden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McVay as he avoids it easily.
McVay throws a front kick aimed at Harden's knee but Harden avoids it well.
Harden darts in looking for a takedown but McVay gets double underhooks and turns Harden into the cage.
McVay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scotty McVay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harden has managed to clinch.
Harden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McVay's efforts to push away.
McVay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harden ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harden no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden is trying to keep McVay in close.
Harden looking to hit a scissor sweep but McVay is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVay tries to free his leg and advance position but Harden is retaining full guard.
Harden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McVay looking for a sweep. Not yet McVay, not yet.
McVay throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Harden advances position into side control!
Harden tries to score with some ground and pound. McVay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harden has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McVay!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden looking to ground and pound but McVay is blocking nicely.
McVay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harden controlling the position easily from mount.
McVay tries to hold on but Harden postures up.
Harden unloads with some shots from mount but McVay bucks and avoids them well.
Harden working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McVay avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harden.
McVay's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McVay working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVay is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McVay wants to control but Harden is having none of it.
McVay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McVay really wants to buck Harden off and get back to his feet.
Harden working for a guillotine from mount but McVay is in no mood to give up.
McVay has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
McVay is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVay defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Harden is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McVay has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
McVay wants to get back to his feet.
I would not like to be McVay right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harden working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Harden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Obi Harden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McVay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McVay swings widly with a right hand
and Harden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harden.
McVay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harden.
Harden wants to take the fight to the mat but McVay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Harden. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Harden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McVay is defending well.
Scotty McVay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Harden.
Harden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McVay's efforts to push away.
Harden looking for a takedown.
Harden wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on McVay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McVay wants to break free but Harden has control.
Harden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McVay walks away with a smile on his face. Harden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harden fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from McVay. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from McVay does no damage.
Harden unleashes a big counter combination but McVay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McVay tries a head kick but it misses.
McVay misses with a two punch combination.
McVay sets himself, and Harden steps forward looking for the clinch! McVay avoids it this time.
Harden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McVay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McVay lands with a straight right. Harden didn't see that one coming.
Harden slips under a jab.
Good exchange - McVay coming out on top.
McVay connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McVay is looking to clinch.
McVay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harden feints the counter takedown.
McVay shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harden eats them both and turns towards McVay to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McVay.
Despite the aggression on Harden's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harden has managed to clinch.
McVay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McVay manages to break the clinch.
McVay misses with a right hand
and Harden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McVay prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harden has McVay pressed against the cage, preventing McVay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McVay can't break the clinch.
McVay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McVay wants to get back to striking at distance but Harden won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVay is trying to push Harden away but Harden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harden tries for a takedown but McVay manages to get underhooks.
McVay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
Harden has McVay pressed against the cage, preventing McVay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McVay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McVay tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
McVay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harden manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by McVay.
McVay throws a series of punches but Harden moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from McVay. Those never looked like landing.
Harden tries to counter by closing the distance.
McVay works over Harden's head and body with a nice combination.
McVay misses with a two punch combination.
Harden instigates a clinch.
McVay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McVay has had enough of the clinch but Harden keeps him there for the moment.
McVay wants to break the clinch but can't.
McVay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McVay is trying to break the clinch but Harden is controlling him.
Harden tries to land knees in the clinch but McVay avoids the damage to the body.
McVay is trying to force a seperation but Harden has the dominant position.
Harden is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty McVay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McVay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty McVay!
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energy
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hype
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