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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dre comes to the cage accompanied by Macaframma By X-Raided. Joe Fox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Dre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Fox!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mac Dre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dre misses with the combination.
Fox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dre, pushing him back against the cage.
Fox ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fox no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fox has momentary wrist control but Dre slips an elbow through the middle.
Fox is trying to keep Dre in close.
Fox throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fox looking for a sweep. Not yet Fox, not yet.
Dre wants to pass the guard but Fox is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dre tries to buck Fox off but Fox is having none of it.
Dre controls the position for a moment.
Dre is looking for a sweep.
Dre is not content to let Fox control the position.
Fox working away.
Fox trying to control the action but Dre is working from the bottom.
Dre is looking to regain half guard here but Fox keeps moving and retains side control.
Dre is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dre misses with a wild body shot.
Fox pushes Dre up against the cage in a clinch.
Dre can't get the takedown.
Fox breaks from the clinch.
Fox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dre backs up against the cage.
Fox forces Dre back against the cage and clinches.
Fox pulls guard effortlessly.
Fox has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dre gets to his feet. Fox looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dre looking for a sweep. Not yet Dre, not yet.
Dre striking off his back but it's not causing Fox any problems.
Dre looking for a guillotine here but Fox defends easily.
Fox wants to control from the top but Dre keeps moving.
Dre kicks Fox off and gets to his feet.
Dre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dre is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fox wants to control but Dre is having none of it.
Dre wants to finish this one by submission but Fox is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dre looking to secure an arm triangle but Fox defends it well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fox wants to control but Dre is having none of it.
Fox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dre working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dre dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Dre dominated that round.
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.
Dre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dre's guard now.
Dre kicks Fox off and gets to his feet.
Dre tries to keep at a distance but Fox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fox breaks from the clinch.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Dre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dre tries to improve position but can't.
Dre is trying to control Fox's posture but Fox avoids it.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Dre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fox asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dre stands up out of the half guard.
Mac Dre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dre throws a sloppy head kick
and Fox counters with a straight right hand.
Dre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fox as he avoids it easily.
Dre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dre as he avoids it easily.
Dre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre pulls Fox into guard.
Dre trying to control the position.
Fox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fox trying to control but Dre is working from the bottom.
Fox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dre keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
Dre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to improve his position but Dre is controlling well.
Dre wants to pass the guard but Fox is defending well.
Fox trying to hold on to Dre's head to control him but Dre postures up.
Fox is trying to stand.
Dre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dre is thwarting Fox's attempts to control the position.
Fox is trying to stand.
Fox tries to roll over but Dre keeps him under control.
That's four 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.
Dre works his way into full mount!
Fox tries to reverse the position but Dre maintains control.
Fox in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fox looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dre lands with some strikes.
Mac Dre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fox wants to control but Dre is having none of it.
Fox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dre.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Dre dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fox's guard.
Dre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dre won't allow Fox to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox trying to keep a closed guard but Dre is proving a slippery customer.
Dre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dre connects with a couple of short punches.
Dre postures up and lands a big shot to Fox's brow.
Dre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dre is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is trying to keep Dre in close.
Fox has his foot on Dre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dre works his way back into a safe position though.
Fox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fox shoots in but Dre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dre stuffs the takedown.
Dre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dre showed some decent athleticism there.
Dre decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dre misses with a takedown
and Fox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre pulls guard.
Dre controls Fox momentarily but Fox frees himself.
Dre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fox's guard.
Dre preventing the sweep.
Dre is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
Dre trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox wants to sweep but no luck.
Dre working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dre is one step ahead there.
Fox wants to stand up but Dre is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dre trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Dre is working Fox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dre throws a big right hand that misses.
Dre gets to his feet. Fox looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fox shoots in and drives through. Dre sprawls well.
Mac Dre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Fox.
Dre swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Dre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fox to the mat! Fox manages to get full guard.
Dre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Good exchange - Fox coming out on top.
Dre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox fails with a takedown attempt.
Dre misses with a takedown
and Fox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dre throws a head kick but Fox moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dre fails to land with a series of punches.
Dre shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Dre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dre gets caught flat footed, as Fox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Dre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dre tries for a takedown but Fox circles away easily
and Fox counters with a big head kick but Dre shrugs it off.
Dre shoots and misses
and Fox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fox jumps guard.
Dre is looking to stand up but Fox won't let him.
Fox is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dre wants to pass the guard but Fox is keeping the position.
Fox has his hands on Dre's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Dre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Dre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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