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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 101 p4p, 84 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 13 p4p, 10 weight class). McCraken comes to the cage accompanied by Bulgine. Yu Tai has chosen Invincible Pole Fighter as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken misses with a hook. Yu Tai ducked under it nicely.
Yu Tai throws out a counter right but McCraken avoids it with no problem.
Yu Tai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCraken.
McCraken ducks right into an uppercut from Yu Tai.
Dougal McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.
Yu Tai needs to keep his hands up - McCraken had a free shot at his head there.
McCraken lands with a right hand.
McCraken throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCraken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and McCraken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yu Tai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! McCraken slams his shin into Yu Tai's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai throws a wild body kick that McCraken sees coming a mile off.
McCraken connects with a single shot there.
Yu Tai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yu Tai scores with a jab.
McCraken throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yu Tai's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken loads up on a big right hand but Yu Tai slips the punch.
Yu Tai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCraken.
Yu Tai tries to close the distance and clinch but McCraken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks McCraken in the body.
McCraken misses the jab.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu Tai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCraken throwing a counter right hand but Yu Tai manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai moves in looking to clinch but McCraken pushes him off.
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
McCraken scores with a nice body kick.
Yu Tai moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
It seemed like Yu Tai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCraken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yu Tai.
McCraken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yu Tai to score with a decent uppercut.
McCraken swings widly with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCraken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCraken thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken throws a hook but Yu Tai avoids it easily.
Yu Tai misses with a hook.
McCraken has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yu Tai.
McCraken jabs at Yu Tai's body.
Yu Tai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
McCraken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu Tai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCraken.
Yu Tai just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like McCraken was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai connects with a solid leg kick.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yu Tai.
McCraken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yu Tai on the side of the head.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu Tai tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraken. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCraken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCraken throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yu Tai avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the body
and McCraken counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCraken staying out of range there.
McCraken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCraken throws the left hand but Yu Tai avoids the punch easily.
Yu Tai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCraken missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from McCraken tenderised Yu Tai's leg. Yu Tai is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu Tai!
McCraken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yu Tai blocks a jab.
Yu Tai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yu Tai lands a jab to the nose.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yu Tai, as that shot connected.
Yu Tai lands with a hook. McCraken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCraken.
McCraken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yu Tai is out of range and McCraken settles back down.
Yu Tai wants to land a leg kick but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken throws a leg kick but Yu Tai moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McCraken misses.
McCraken moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
McCraken is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yu Tai swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
McCraken keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu Tai throws a wild body kick that McCraken sees coming a mile off.
Yu Tai pushes McCraken up against the cage in a clinch.
McCraken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yu Tai scores with a shot to the side of McCraken's head.
Nice body punch from Yu Tai.
McCraken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Yu Tai.
McCraken comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as McCraken controls the action.
Yu Tai scores with a hook to the body.
McCraken is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tam Yu Tai will probably get the nod.
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.
Yu Tai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yu Tai swings widly with a right hand
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
McCraken scores with a nice right hand.
Yu Tai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yu Tai punishes McCraken's body with a nice straight punch.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCraken cracks Yu Tai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yu Tai scoring well with a low kick there.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu Tai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCraken. McCraken obviously looking to wear him down.
Yu Tai throws out a loose jab but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Yu Tai misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yu Tai throws a looping overhand right but McCraken ducks down to avoid it.
McCraken throws a quick counter head kick but Yu Tai was just out of range.
Yu Tai blocks a jab.
McCraken looks to land a left hand but Yu Tai moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCraken's knee momentarily.
McCraken throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yu Tai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yu Tai.
Nice body kick there by McCraken.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
Yu Tai is looking to slow McCraken down with leg kicks.
Yu Tai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Yu Tai. That snapped McCraken's head back.
Yu Tai digs a good hook to McCraken's body.
Yu Tai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken scores with a leg kick.
McCraken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCraken wants to slow Yu Tai down by chopping away at his legs.
Yu Tai rushes McCraken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCraken tries to throw a body punch but Yu Tai avoids it by throwing McCraken back against the cage.
McCraken tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCraken avoids it.
McCraken misses with some punches.
McCraken misses with a body punch.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCraken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCraken misses with some punches.
McCraken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu Tai.
A short body shot lands from Yu Tai as the two fighters clinch.
Yu Tai lands a left hand.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCraken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yu Tai tries to clinch but McCraken is having none of it.
McCraken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCraken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai connects with an inside leg kick.
McCraken throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai defending well as McCraken loads up on a big left hand.
McCraken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCraken swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yu Tai swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
Yu Tai tries to land a front kick but McCraken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCraken throws a jab when Yu Tai was well out of range.
Yu Tai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yu Tai lands a glancing blow to the side of McCraken's head.
Yu Tai avoids a kick to the body.
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Yu Tai.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.
Yu Tai throws a shot to the body.
Yu Tai connects with a solid leg kick.
Yu Tai is looking to land body kicks.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Yu Tai as he checks the leg kick.
Yu Tai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yu Tai ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
McCraken feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McCraken misses with a hook. Yu Tai ducked under it nicely.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yu Tai connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut.
McCraken fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yu Tai just manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCraken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken lands with a nice body kick.
McCraken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but McCraken checks it.
McCraken misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai moves away from the strike by McCraken.
Yu Tai avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yu Tai blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yu Tai! But no joy.
Yu Tai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCraken.
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu Tai stuns McCraken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
McCraken fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yu Tai just manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai looks to land a body kick but McCraken moved away.
Yu Tai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCraken.
Yu Tai loads up on a big right hand but McCraken slips the punch.
McCraken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yu Tai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCraken.
McCraken's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCraken.
Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCraken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai lands with a shot to the body.
Yu Tai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCraken momentarily.
Yu Tai thuds his right hand into McCraken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Yu Tai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCraken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu Tai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yu Tai.
McCraken throws a big shot that misses.
McCraken thumps Yu Tai with a low kick.
A jab from Yu Tai does it's job there.
Yu Tai throws a poor cross that misses
and McCraken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yu Tai's knee momentarily.
Yu Tai scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from McCraken.
Yu Tai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick lands for McCraken.
McCraken throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yu Tai moves into the clinch.
Yu Tai tries to work over McCraken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCraken tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yu Tai pushes McCraken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu Tai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCraken backwards.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu Tai digs a right hand underneath McCraken's ribcage. McCraken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai digs a right hand underneath McCraken's ribcage. McCraken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Yu Tai.
McCraken takes a shot to the head.
McCraken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Yu Tai as the two fighters clinch.
Yu Tai digs a right hand underneath McCraken's ribcage. McCraken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yu Tai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yu Tai lands with a left to the head.
Yu Tai works on McCraken's body with a couple of short punches.
Yu Tai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCraken is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu Tai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh McCraken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike.
Yu Tai cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
Yu Tai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McCraken to his knees! Yu Tai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Tam Yu Tai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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