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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between clark McCahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that clark McCahon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily clark McCahon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, clark McCahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCahon scores with a jab.
McCahon tries to bum rush Rich with a series of wild strikes but Rich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCahon shoots in but no luck this time.
McCahon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCahon controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCahon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
McCahon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rich's guard.
McCahon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCahon wants to control from the top but Rich keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich looking for a sweep. Not yet Rich, not yet.
McCahon throwing strikes from guard but Rich blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rich blocks a leg kick.
Rich waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract McCahon.
Some wild striking there from McCahon.
Rich lands a jab to McCahon's midsection.
McCahon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rich looks to score with a jab to the body but McCahon is just out of range.
Rich connects with the punch.
McCahon tries to clinch up but Rich circles away and keeps his distance.
Rich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCahon throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCahon lands a two punch combo.
Rich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCahon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rich as he jumps to the side.
McCahon is breathing heavily.
McCahon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCahon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCahon moves out of range of the body kick.
Rich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCahon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McCahon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for clark McCahon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rich is trying to break free.
McCahon tries to land knees in the clinch but Rich avoids the damage to the body.
McCahon tries to pull guard but Rich holds him up against the cage and eventually McCahon drops back down to his feet.
McCahon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rich has him pressed against the cage.
McCahon is trying to break free.
McCahon manages to break the clinch.
McCahon throws a combination that misses
and Rich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McCahon's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rich stands up over McCahon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McCahon working for a triangle but Rich defends it easily.
Rich being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McCahon working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCahon is looking to stand up but Rich isn't so interested in that idea.
McCahon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCahon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rich tries to clinch there but McCahon circles away.
A head kick by McCahon misses
and Rich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rich scores with a one two! McCahon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rich avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCahon misses with a takedown attempt
and Rich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCahon is trying to get back to full guard.
McCahon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rich is working away from the top position though.
McCahon is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D J Rich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCahon shoots for a takedown but Rich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No joy there for McCahon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Rich catches McCahon right on the button with a cross.
clark McCahon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCahon tries to clinch
and Rich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCahon misses with a double jab
and Rich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCahon misses with a takedown
and Rich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Rich.
McCahon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Rich counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for clark McCahon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McCahon tries to get to full guard but Rich has control of the leg.
Rich is breathing heavily.
McCahon gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich preventing the sweep.
McCahon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McCahon clinches with his opponent.
McCahon lands with a right to the head.
Rich is trying to break the clinch but McCahon has him pressed against the cage.
McCahon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McCahon prevents a body shot from Rich.
McCahon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCahon throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Rich takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCahon tries to clinch
and Rich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCahon lands with a nice body kick.
McCahon stuns Rich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCahon shoots in but Rich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McCahon checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich lands a two punch combo.
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!
McCahon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rich counters with a stiff right hand.
D J Rich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rich looks to land a body kick but McCahon moved away.
McCahon thows a body shot but no joy.
Rich feints and then cracks McCahon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCahon down.
McCahon throws a right hand that Rich ducks under and follows up with a left that Rich also avoids with ease.
Rich closes the distance and clinches.
McCahon has Rich pushed against the cage.
McCahon is trying to break free.
Rich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rich has hold of one of McCahon's legs. McCahon is fighting the takedown attempt but Rich gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rich stands and steps away. McCahon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rich throws a leg kick which misses McCahon's front leg but catches the back leg as McCahon tries to avoid it.
McCahon misses with a straight left.
Rich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCahon's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCahon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
clark McCahon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McCahon trying to hold on to Rich's head to control him but Rich postures up.
McCahon missing with punches from the bottom.
McCahon tries to get to full guard but Rich has control of the leg.
McCahon is looking to control Rich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCahon avoid being mounted?
McCahon pushes Rich off and gets back to his feet.
McCahon misses with a wild combination.
McCahon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCahon misses with a shot to the body
and Rich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCahon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rich.
Rich throws a hook but McCahon avoids it easily.
Rich with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from McCahon.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCahon.
McCahon throws a nice looking combination but Rich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCahon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCahon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCahon dodges the punch combination from Rich.
McCahon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rich counters with a three punch combo that has McCahon backing up. McCahon nods at Rich to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Rich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCahon misses with a double jab.
Rich looks to land a combination. McCahon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCahon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rich!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but D J Rich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCahon misses with a double jab.
McCahon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCahon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Rich finds it's way through McCahon's defenses.
McCahon throws a combination. Rich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCahon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCahon misses with a takedown
and Rich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rich decides to stand up.
McCahon has his takedown stuffed
and Rich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for clark McCahon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rich drops McCahon with a left right combo! Rich follows him down to the ground into side control.
McCahon is rocked!
It looks like clark McCahon has been cut.
McCahon tries to bench press Rich off him but Rich keeps the position.
Oh McCahon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rich stands up and we're back to a striking position.
McCahon seems to have got his legs back now.
Rich moves out of range of the body kick from McCahon.
McCahon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCahon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCahon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCahon is pressing down on Rich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rich is holding on for now.
McCahon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCahon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCahon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from McCahon.
Rich flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
McCahon is trying to control the action in half guard but Rich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McCahon wants to stand up but Rich has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCahon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McCahon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rich throws a right and a left that McCahon avoids nicely.
Rich lands with a nice body punch.
McCahon takes the fight into the clinch.
McCahon tries to break the clinch but Rich is controlling the position.
Rich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Rich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rich scoring well with a low kick there.
Rich throws a series of punches but McCahon moves out of range.
McCahon throws a sloppy head kick
and Rich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCahon drives through and clinches with Rich against the cage.
McCahon tries to pull guard but Rich won't allow it.
McCahon fails to pull guard.
McCahon wants a takedown.
McCahon lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCahon tries to pull guard but Rich won't allow it.
McCahon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rich backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon fails to pull guard.
McCahon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCahon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCahon breaks the clinch.
McCahon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCahon misses with a takedown attempt
and Rich counters with a right hand to the body.
McCahon misses with a double jab.
McCahon misses with a takedown
enabling Rich to counter with a crisp jab.
McCahon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCahon tries to move into range but Rich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCahon misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Rich.
McCahon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McCahon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCahon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rich counters with an inside leg kick.
McCahon gets a takedown into half guard.
McCahon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCahon trying to control from half guard but Rich is working away.
Rich has one foot on McCahon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rich counters with a left to the body.
Rich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Rich.
Rich lands a lovely overhand right.
McCahon throws a right and a left that Rich avoids nicely.
McCahon misses with a double jab
and Rich counters with a stiff right hand.
clark McCahon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rich throws a series of punches but McCahon moves out of range.
Rich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCahon looks for a takedown but Rich sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
D J Rich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D J Rich!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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